collectible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /kəˈlɛktɪbəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree English collect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English collectible From collect + -ible.
Meanings
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Worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a personal aesthetic.
With the lifting of his “depression,” he’d developed a new interest, hobbylike in its intensity, in framable and collectible railroad memorabilia, and he could happily have spent the whole day—the whole week!—pursuing it. . .
2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:collectible stamps, collectible china, collectible Beatles memorabilia
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Rightfully subject to payment.
a collectible bill
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That is likely to be paid.
He's owed it to us for six months, but it doesn't look very collectible to me.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most collectible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more collectible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| collectable | UK, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cryptocollectible · noncollectible · collectibility · uncollectible
Translations (3)
es coleccionable (worthy or suitable for collecting) · hu gyűjthető (worthy or suitable for collecting) · pl kolekcjonerski (worthy or suitable for collecting)