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able -able able-bodied

Main Entry: able
Pronunciation: -bl
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): abler /-b(-)lr/; ablest /-b(-)lst/
Etymology: Middle English able "able," from early French able (same meaning), from Latin habilis "easily managed, skillful," from habre "to have"
1 a : having enough power, skill, or resources to do something <able to swim> b : not prevented <able to vote>
2 : SKILLFUL, COMPETENT <an able editor>

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