Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having normal physical and mental abilities; not disabled.
- noun People with normal physical and mental abilities considered as a group.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
able .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Wendy", as it is a contrived name first found in a popular fiction, and given its similarity to "windy", is hardly any better -- as it suggests a verbal facility with rhetoric designed, pace Burke's conception of Dramatism and the pedant, to elide the varied and opposed interests of the so-called abled community and those of persons with disabilities.
Readercon 16: Day 1 2005
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It's apparently OK for a state to set health-care priorities, as long as both "abled" and disabled get equal treatment, says Michael Astrue, general counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Woe The Reformers 2008
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These individuals are not so much disabled as they are differently "abled", and as such deserve a quality lifestyle where they can reach their full potential as human beings.
Home 2009
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wv: 'abled' as in 'disabled ranting when the Old Testament is disallowed'
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Having a team filled with like-minded and similarly-abled employees isn't ideal in today's competitive and complex world.
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Having a team filled with like-minded and similarly-abled employees isn't ideal in today's competitive and complex world.
Management 2010
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Dear Karma Bus please run over the man who just attacked me -- physically -- for pointing out that he was parking in a disabled parking space while being perfectly abled.
Protest the lifting of Parallel Import Restrictions karenmiller 2009
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Having a team filled with like-minded and similarly-abled employees isn't ideal in today's competitive and complex world.
Collaboration 2010
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Having a team filled with like-minded and similarly-abled employees isn't ideal in today's competitive and complex world.
e pluribus unum 2010
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Having a team filled with like-minded and similarly-abled employees isn't ideal in today's competitive and complex world.
e pluribus unum 2010
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