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English
Etymology
From Middle English fallible, from Medieval Latin fallibilis (“liable to err, also deceitful”), from Latin fallere (“to deceive”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
fallible (comparative more fallible, superlative most fallible)
- Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
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Translations
capable of making mistakes or being wrong
Further reading
- “fallible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “fallible”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “fallible”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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