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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

collectable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English collect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English collectable From collect + -able.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Suitable for collecting.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
collectible US, alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

noncollectable · uncollectable

collectable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English collect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English collectable From collect + -able.

Meanings

  1. Anything that someone might want to collect.
    • If you invest in collectables overseas, you can make a profit or loss on currency exchange rates as well as a gain or loss on movements in intrinsic capital value. 2011, Charles Beelaerts, Investing in Collectables:
    • The mindset of making collectables runs against that of making games—if you succeed in the collectable department then there is a tendency to keep new players out and to drive old ones away because of escalating prices. 2006, Katie Salen Tekinbas, Eric Zimmerman, The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology, page 551:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
collectible US, alternative lexicographic
collectables Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

collector's item