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educable
[ ej-oo-kuh-buhl ]
adjective
- capable of being educated.
- of or relating to individuals with mild intellectual disabilities who may achieve self-sufficiency.
educable
/ ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtəbəl; ˈɛdjʊkəbəl /
adjective
- capable of being trained or educated; able to learn
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Derived Forms
- ˌeducaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty noun
- non·ed·u·ca·ble adjective
- un·ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty noun
- un·ed·u·ca·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
I mean, if they didn't learn that from the 2004 election then they may be un-educable.
Animals are educable in different degrees; but where they are educable they begin to profit by experience from the first.
In their stead he has a greater plasticity of nature, and a more educable intelligence.
The learner could not possibly be educable, that is, susceptible of receiving instruction, unless he were able to think.
While atavism itself is unquestioned, this method seizes upon rigid physical characters to measure educable qualities.
But this freak is a very educable creature, as Professor Yerkes has shown.
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