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1. -able
a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,” associated in meaning with the word able , occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable); used in English to form adjectives from stems of any origin (teachable; photographable).

Etymology: (ME < OF < L -ābilis)

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1. -able
an adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; as, movable, able to be moved; amendable, able to be amended; blamable, fit to be blamed; salable

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