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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

numerabile

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nu-me-ra-bi-le

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Countable/ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I nomi comuni sono spesso numerabili."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Capable of being counted or enumerated; having a finite quantity that can be measured in discrete units.

    "Stars in the visible universe are vast, yet theoretically countable."
As noun
  1. 1

    In grammar, a noun that can be quantified and made plural, such as 'dog' or 'idea'.

    "In the phrase 'three books', 'books' is a countable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English verb 'counten', originating from Old French 'counter', which traces back to the Latin 'computare' (to compute, calculate). The suffix '-able' was added to denote capability or suitability, evolving into a technical linguistic and mathematical term by the late Middle Ages.

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