DictionaryRoot: -ibilis
Latin
-ibilis
able or suitable to be
Forms
- -ibilis
- -ible — The ending shortened through French and English.
Origin
A Latin form of -bilis, often attached to a verb through a linking i.
Note
It expresses possibility or suitability, not a promise that the action will happen.
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adjective / noun
possible
PAH-suh-bul/ˈpɑːsəbl/
Capable of happening or being realized.
Etymology
The pieces express capability: something possible is within the power of circumstances or an agent to bring about. It can happen or be done, whether or not it actually does.
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