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REFERABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does referable mean?
• REFERABLE (adjective)
The adjective REFERABLE has 1 sense:
1. capable of being assigned or credited to
Familiarity information: REFERABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being assigned or credited to
Synonyms:
ascribable; due; imputable; referable
Context example:
the oversight was not imputable to him
Similar:
attributable (capable of being attributed)
Context examples
Discomfort referable to either the muscles or the bones themselves.
(Musculoskeletal Pain, NCI Thesaurus)
Patient complaints, physical findings, laboratory findings referable to the endocrinologic system.
(Endocrine System Signs and Symptoms, NCI Thesaurus)
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