Etymology

speakable

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Today it means: That can be spoken; utterable, verbalizable. Full definition →

Middle English spekabyll
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromspekabyll
  2. English todayspeakable

From Middle English spekabyll; equivalent to speak + -able.

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