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defeasible

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10 lettersPronunciation [dɪˈfiːzɪbəɫ]Part of speech adjectiveSorted abdeeefilsStarts with DEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. capable of being annulled or voided or terminated

Word origin

Back-formation from defeasance + -ible, from Anglo-Norman defesaunce, Old French desfaisance, a deverbal noun from desfaire (“to undo”) (Modern French défaire), from des- (“un-, apart”) + fere, faire (“to do”) + -able, reflecting Latin dis- + facere + -ābilis. Near-doublet of defeatable.

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  • The accounting charge for the non-callable debt is defeasible by an escrow.
  • Languages are acquired mainly through the exercise of defeasible inductive methods, based on experience of linguistic communication.

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