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English
Etymology
From Middle French explicable, from Latin explicabilis, from explicō (“unfold, explain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/
- Hyphenation: ex‧pli‧ca‧ble
Adjective
explicable
- Able to be explained.
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin explicābilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
explicable m or f (masculine and feminine plural explicables)
- explicable, explainable
- Antonym: inexplicable
Further reading
- “explicable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , April 2007
- “explicable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “explicable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “explicable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Latin explicābilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
explicable (plural explicables)
- explicable, explainable
- Antonym: inexplicable
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From Latin explicābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ekspliˈkable/
- Rhymes: -able
- Hyphenation: ex‧pli‧ca‧ble
Adjective
explicable m or f (plural explicables)
- explicable, explainable
- Antonym: inexplicable
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin explicābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡspliˈkable/
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: ex‧pli‧ca‧ble
Adjective
explicable m or f (masculine and feminine plural explicables)
- explicable, explainable
- Antonym: inexplicable
Further reading