Etymology

refutable

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Today it means: Able to be refuted, or shown to be false. Full definition →

Late Latin refūtābilis
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromrefūtābilis“refutable”
  2. English todayrefutable

From Late Latin refūtābilis (“refutable”), equivalent to refute + -able.

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