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单词 severable
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severable

[ sev-er-uh-buhl, sev-ruh- ]
/ ˈsɛv ər ə bəl, ˈsɛv rə- /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR severable ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

capable of being severed.
Law. separable or capable of being treated as separate from a whole legal right or obligation: a severable contract obligation.

Origin of severable

First recorded in 1540–50; sever + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM severable

sev·er·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·sev·er·a·ble, adjectiveun·sev·er·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby severable

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the World, seven-year itch, Seven Years' War, sever, severable, several, severalfold, severally, severalty, severance
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Example sentences from the Web for severable

  • It was born of musical chanting, and it grew as song, never unsung or conceived of as severable from its melody.

    The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for severable

severable
/ (ˈsɛvərəbəl) /

adjective

able to be severed
law capable of being separated, as a clause in an agreementa severable contract
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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