🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

intercambiável

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ĩtɛʁkɐ̃biˈavɛw

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Interchangeable/ˌɪn.təˈtʃeɪn.dʒə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os dois termos são frequentemente intercambiáveis."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Capable of being put in the place of each other; fitting together or being used instead of one another without loss of effect.

    "The printer uses two ink cartridges that are completely interchangeable."
  2. 2

    Similar in nature or function to the extent that one can substitute for another.

    "In many modern contexts, the terms 'data' and 'information' are treated as interchangeable."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'interchange', which combines the Latin prefix 'inter-' (meaning between or among) with Old French 'changer' (to change, from Late Latin cambiare). The suffix '-able' originates from Latin '-abilis', denoting capability or fitness to be done.

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