Etymology

readable

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Today it means: Legible, possible to read or at least decipher. Full definition →

Middle English redable
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromredable
  2. Middle English · inherited fromredable
  3. English todayreadable

Inherited from Middle English redable. By surface analysis, read + -able.

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