Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being examined; proper for examination or inquiry.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being examined or inquired into.
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- adjective Able to be
examined .
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Examples
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The lists mentioned in the note are the lists of what are called examinable persons ” that is, of persons upwards of seven or eight years of age, who are supposed fit to be publicly examined upon religious and moral subjects.
Life of Adam Smith Rae, John, 1845-1915 1895
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Has nobody come across schoolteachers who, frequently concerned with issues of control and primarily focused on ‘the examinable’, regularly do not do the woollier, non-examinable parts of the coursebook which happen to be the parts where language is personalised, creativity is possible and English becomes fun?
C is for Coursebook (by Lindsay Clandfield) « An A-Z of ELT 2010
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The work of a designer is not reproducible and not examinable process and the adoption of a designer is not falsifiable, therefore, lies beyond the horizon of scientific knowledge.
Flagellum evolution -- how's your German? - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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In high school we did, a handful of dates and other african short stories as a set book, which where examinable. writers like grace ogot, chinuwa achebe. incredible writting.
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By defining and deconstructing these notions—making them scientifically examinable—we can begin to answer.
INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009
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By defining and deconstructing these notions—making them scientifically examinable—we can begin to answer.
INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009
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No one quite had the courage to dispense with or re-vamp the subject, attempts were being made to create a serious and examinable form of needlework and cookery out of something that had previously been purely practical.
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No one quite had the courage to dispense with or re-vamp the subject, attempts were being made to create a serious and examinable form of needlework and cookery out of something that had previously been purely practical.
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No one quite had the courage to dispense with or re-vamp the subject, attempts were being made to create a serious and examinable form of needlework and cookery out of something that had previously been purely practical.
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Therefore the miracle of the last and final Messenger should also be everlasting, examinable and verifiable by people of all ages, after its revelation.
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