viable
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin *vitabilis (“capable of life”), from Latin vita (“life”); see vital.
Pronunciation
Adjective
viable (comparative more viable, superlative most viable)
- Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
- Able to be done, possible.
- (biology) Able to live and develop.
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Translations
able to live on its own
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possible
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(biology) able to live and develop
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Noun
viable (plural viables)
- (biology) An organism that is able to live and develop.
Further reading
- “viable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “viable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
Adjective
viable (plural viables)
Further reading
- “viable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
viable m or f (masculine and feminine plural viables)
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