WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ter•change•a•ble /ˌɪntɚˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- that can be interchanged:The two parts are interchangeable, so it doesn't matter which one you use.
in•ter•change•a•ble
(in′tər chān′jə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
in′ter•change′a•bil′i•ty, in′ter•change′a•ble•ness, n.
in′ter•change′a•bly, adv.
- (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other:interchangeable symbols.
- (of one thing) capable of replacing or changing places with something else:an interchangeable part.
- Middle French entrechangeable
- 1400–50; interchange + -able; replacing late Middle English entrechaungeable
in′ter•change′a•bly, adv.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See exchangeable.
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- everyone
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