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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescontestabile
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kontesˈtabile
"La sua teoria è fortemente contestabile."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Open to question, dispute, or objection; able to be contested.
"The company's monopoly in the telecommunications sector is now highly contestable." - 2
Capable of being won or successfully challenged in a competition, election, or legal proceeding.
"The political seat remains contestable as both candidates are polling evenly."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English verb 'contesten', borrowed from Old French 'contester', ultimately stemming from Latin 'contestari' (to call to witness, litigate). The adjectival suffix '-able' was added in the late 16th century to denote capability or susceptibility to being challenged or disputed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contestable" is said worldwide
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contestable
Transliteration: kɔ̃tɛstabl
"Cette décision est hautement contestable."
anfechtbar
Transliteration: ˈanfɛçtbaːɐ̯
"Das Wahlergebnis ist rechtlich anfechtbar."
contestabile
Transliteration: kontesˈtabile
"La sua teoria è fortemente contestabile."
impugnable
Transliteration: impuɣˈnable
"El veredicto del juez es contestable."
contestável
Transliteration: kõtɛsˈtavɛw
"Os dados apresentados são altamente contestáveis."
विवादास्पद
Transliteration: vivādāspad
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह निर्णय अत्यधिक विवादास्पद है।"
可争辩的
Transliteration: kě zhēngbiàn de
Script: 中文汉字
"这个假设是可争辩的。"
이의를 제기할 수 있는
Transliteration: uireul jegihal su inneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 계약 조항은 이의를 제기할 수 있습니다."
異議を唱えうる
Transliteration: igi o tonaeuru
Script: 日本語
"その主張は異議を唱えうるものである。"
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