viable
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French, from Medieval Latin *vitabilis (“capable of life”), from Latin vita (“life”); see vital.
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- Rhymes: -aɪəbəl
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viable (comparative more viable, superlative most viable)
- Able to live on its own (as for a newborn.)
- Able to be done, possible.
- In (biology), includes the capability of causing a change or producing a result.
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able to live on its own
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possible
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[edit] External links
- viable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- viable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] French
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viable (epicene, plural viables)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
viable m. and f. (plural viables)
