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Word entry · 8 letters

eligible

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"Qualified"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted beegiillStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen

Word origin

From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).

Used in a sentence

  • Federal agencies report that only about 1 percent of eligible students take advantage of switching schools and fewer than 20 percent of eligibles receive extra tutoring.

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