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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024eq•ua•ble /ˈɛkwəbəl, ˈikwə-/USA pronunciation adj. - changing very little;
uniform: an equable climate. - calm;
even-tempered:an equable disposition. See -equa-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024eq•ua•ble (ek′wə bəl, ē′kwə-),USA pronunciation adj. - free from many changes or variations;
uniform:an equable climate; an equable temperament. - uniform in operation or effect, as laws.
- Latin aequābilis that can be made equal, similar, equivalent. to aequ(us) equal, even + -ābilis -able
- 1635–45
eq′ua•bil′i•ty, eq′ua•ble•ness, n. eq′ua•bly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged steady, even, temperate.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged variable.
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