Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being explained or made plain; interpretable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being explained or made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted.
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- adjective Able to be
explained orunderstood
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being understood
Etymologies
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Examples
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By a coincidence that is entirely explainable, the Arabic word Baqar, meaning cow or ox, gets fudged into the word Bakra, originating from the Sanskrit varkar.
Kafila 2009
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If you are still working with "explainable" theories...check out these articles by NanoTechnology expert J Storrs Hall Josh Hall:
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The Times says trying KSM in a military court is "explainable" but the policy of having civilian trials for terrorist suspects should remain.
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The official said some of the information in the story is "explainable," in that some "redundancy" is necessary in the intelligence community.
Latest Articles 2010
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The official said some of the information in the story is "explainable," in that some "redundancy" is necessary in the intelligence community.
FOXNews.com 2010
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The Times says trying KSM in a military court is "explainable" but the policy of having civilian trials for terrorist suspects should remain.
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"All of these were explainable things," Ricks said of accusations he faced in several locations, including spending late nights with students in a dorm room in Atlanta, inappropriate contact with students in Hampton Roads, allegations of unethical behavior in Caroline County and stalking boys while a teacher in Manassas.
Ex-Va. teacher Ricks pleads guilty to child porn, gets 25 years 2011
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"All of these were explainable things," Ricks said of accusations he faced in several locations, including spending late nights with students in a dorm room in Atlanta, inappropriate contact with students in Hampton Roads, allegations of unethical behavior in Caroline County and stalking boys while a teacher in Manassas.
Ex-Va. teacher Ricks pleads guilty to child porn, gets 25 years 2011
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"All of these were explainable things," Ricks said of accusations he faced in several locations, including spending late nights with students in a dorm room in Atlanta, inappropriate contact with students in Hampton Roads, allegations of unethical behavior in Caroline County and stalking boys while a teacher in Manassas.
Ex-Va. teacher Ricks pleads guilty to child porn, gets 25 years 2011
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Honestly, the vast majority, even those with great track records, when we really tear apart the way they invest, we just walk away unconvinced that they are really a great investor with a repeatable process that is explainable and logical.
A Bond Giant's Stock-Fund Strategy Karen Damato 2011
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