explicable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛksplɪkəbəl, ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ek′spli kə bəl, ik splik′ə bəl)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•pli•ca•ble /ˈɛksplɪkəbəl, ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. capable of being explained.
ex•pli•ca•bly /ˈɛksplɪkəbli/USA pronunciation  adv. See -plic-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•pli•ca•ble  (ek′spli kə bəl, ik splik′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. capable of being explained.
  • Latin explicābilis, equivalent. to explicā(re) to explicate + -bilis -ble
  • 1550–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
explicable / ˈɛksplɪkəbəl ɪkˈsplɪk-/
  1. capable of being explained
'explicable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accountable - analysis of variance - extensional - inenarrable - inexplicable - mechanism - mechanomorphism

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