recoverability

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noun

The property of being able to recover or be recovered.

OriginEnglish recover ← Middle English coveren ← Old French covrir →
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Meanings

nounrecoverability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being able to recover or be recovered.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wer-
  15. Latinoperiō
  16. Latincooperiō
  17. Old Frenchcovrir
  18. Middle Englishcoveren
  19. Englishcover
  20. Englishrecover
  21. Englishrecoverability

From recover + -ability.

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Translations

French recouvrabilité
  • recouvrabilitéTranslations
Italian reintegrabilità
  • reintegrabilitàTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

recoverability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoverability

MLA

“recoverability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoverability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recoverability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoverability.

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