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SPEAKABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does speakable mean?
• SPEAKABLE (adjective)
The adjective SPEAKABLE has 1 sense:
1. capable of being uttered in words or sentences
Familiarity information: SPEAKABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being uttered in words or sentences
Synonyms:
speakable; utterable
Similar:
expressible (capable of being expressed)
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