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Meaning of RECOVERABLE

Pronunciation:  ri'kuvurubul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  capable of being recovered or regained; "recoverable truth of a past event"
 
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 Synonyms: redeemable, retrievable
 
 Antonyms: irrecoverable, unrecoverable
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Re*cov"er*a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. recouvrable.]
Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being
brought back to a former condition, as from sickness,
misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as,
the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are
not recoverable.
      A prodigal course Is like the sun's; but not, like his,
      recoverable.                             --Shak.
      If I am recoverable, why am I thus?      --Cowper.
-- {Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness}, n.
 

 

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