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generalizable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəˌlaɪ.zə.bəl/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑe̯.zə.bəl] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑe.zə.bəl/ (Australia)
  • /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālisbor. Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. ▲ Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English generalize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English generalizable From generalize + -able.

Meanings

  1. Capable of being generalized.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
generalisable alternative lexicographic
more generalizable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most generalizable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

ungeneralizable · generalizability · nongeneralizable · generalizably

Translations (5)

es generalizable (1. Capable of being generalized) · de verallgemeinerbar (1. Capable of being generalized) · ca generalizable (1. Capable of being generalized) · gl xeneralizable (1. Capable of being generalized) · gl xeneralizábel (1. Capable of being generalized)