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audible

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).

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Adjective

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audible (comparative more audible, superlative most audible)

  1. Able to be heard.
    Synonyms: hearable, sounded, vocal

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audible (third-person singular simple present audibles, present participle audibling, simple past and past participle audibled)

  1. (intransitive, American football) To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
    The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation.

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audible (plural audibles)

  1. (American football) The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
    The audible changed the play to a run.

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Borrowed from Late Latin audibilis.

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audible m or f (masculine and feminine plural audibles)

  1. audible
    Synonym: oïble
    Antonyms: inaudible, inoïble

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin audibilis.

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audible (plural audibles)

  1. audible
    Antonym: inaudible

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin audibilis. Doublet of oíble.

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  • IPA(key): /auˈdible/ [au̯ˈð̞i.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -ible
  • Syllabification: au‧di‧ble

Adjective

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audible m or f (masculine and feminine plural audibles)

  1. audible
    Synonym: oíble
    Antonym: inaudible

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