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abdicable

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English

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Etymology

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    From abdicate + -able.

    Pronunciation

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    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.də.kə.bəl/[1]
    • Audio (US):(file)

    Adjective

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    abdicable (comparative more abdicable, superlative most abdicable)

    1. Capable of being abdicated. [Late 19th century.][2]

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    References

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    1. ^ Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 1
    2. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdicable”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.