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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin mūtābilis.[1][2] By surface analysis, mutar +‎ -ável. Piecewise doublet of mudável.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
  • Hyphenation: mu‧tá‧vel

Adjective

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mutável m or f (plural mutáveis)

  1. mutatable; mutable (capable of undergoing mutation, change)
    Antonym: imutável

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