recognisable

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From recognise +‎ -able.

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recognisable (comparative more recognisable, superlative most recognisable)

  1. (British spelling) Able to be recognised.
    • 2022 November 30, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 971, page 87:
      Whistle's creation stems from an internal colleague competition run by Northern to design a recognisable and approachable character to act as a mascot.

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  1. ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎[1], volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 5.66, page 170.