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ABDICABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does abdicable mean?
• ABDICABLE (adjective)
The adjective ABDICABLE has 1 sense:
1. capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished
Familiarity information: ABDICABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished
Context example:
abdicable responsibilites
Similar:
unwanted (not wanted; not needed)
Derivation:
abdicate (give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations)
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