abolishable

English

Etymology

From abolish +‎ -able. Compare French abolissable.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.ə.bl̩/, /əˈbɑl.əʃ.ə.bl̩/
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Adjective

abolishable (comparative more abolishable, superlative most abolishable)

  1. Capable of being abolished. [First attested from the mid 17th century.][1]

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References
  1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abolishable”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.
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