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salvable
[ sal-vuh-buhl ]
adjective
- fit for or capable of being saved or salvaged.
salvable
/ ˈsælvəbəl /
adjective
- capable of or suitable for being saved or salvaged
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Derived Forms
- ˈsalvably, adverb
- ˌsalvaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- salva·bili·ty salva·ble·ness noun
- salva·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of salvable1
C17: from Late Latin salvāre to save, from Latin salvus safe
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Example Sentences
Men are constantly dogmatizing theories of sense and matter as the salvable hope of the race.
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It is our conviction that these men "are not saved, but are salvable."
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It was enough to be a Christian like other good and salvable Christians!
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But he had no tolerance for the fellow who would hurriedly and secretly remove to his own premises goods of a salvable sort.
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