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English
Etymology
Latin dissociabilis, from dissociare: compare French dissociable. See dissociate.
Adjective
dissociable (comparative more dissociable, superlative most dissociable)
- Able to be dissociated, divided or separated.
- Not well associated or assorted; incongruous.
1711 March 14 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “SATURDAY, March 3, 1710–1711”, in The Spectator, number 3; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, , volume I, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC, page 96:They came in two and two, though matched in the most dissociable manner.
- Having a tendency to dissolve social connections; unsuited to society; unsociable.
French
Etymology
By surface analysis, dissocier + -able.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dissociable (plural dissociables)
- dissociable
- Antonym: indissociable
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