abolishable

English edit

Etymology edit

From abolish +‎ -able. Compare French abolissable.

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.ə.bl̩/, /əˈbɑl.əʃ.ə.bl̩/
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Adjective edit

abolishable (comparative more abolishable, superlative most abolishable)

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

Antonyms edit

unabolishable

Related terms edit

Translations edit

capable of being abolished

Dutch: afschafbaar, ophefbaar
Portuguese: abolível

References edit

^ 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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