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单词 relegable
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relegableadj.

Brit. /ˈrɛlᵻɡəbl/, U.S. /ˈrɛləɡəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relegate v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < releg- (in relegate v.) + -able suffix.
rare.
Capable of being relegated or referred (to something).
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > delegated authority > [adjective] > able to be transferred to another to deal with
relegable1895
1895 Westm. Gaz. 25 Feb. 3/1 All such matters as concern the Council as a whole, without being clearly relegable to any one Committee.
1908 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 19 564 Its explanation is relegable to epistemology.
1994 C. M. Rose Prop. & Persuasion v. ix. 271 These are nonexistent or at most ‘subjective’ ephemera, relegable to ‘unscientific’ branches of inquiry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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