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Etymology

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absolve +‎ -able

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈzɑlv.ə.bl̩/, /əbˈzɑlv.ə.bl̩/
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Adjective

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absolvable (not comparable)

  1. That may be absolved. [First attested in the early 19th century.][1]

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absolvable”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.