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Countable

Capable of being numbered.

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Calculable 84% connected

That may be calculated or ascertained by calculation.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Calculable 84% connected

That may be calculated or ascertained by calculation.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Count 74% connected

To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to comp…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Count 74% connected

To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to comp…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Numerable 92% connected

Capable of being numbered or counted.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Accent noun · 78% connection

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…

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Acceptability noun · 78% connection

satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

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Acceptableness noun · 78% connection

satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

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Apposition noun · 78% connection

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

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Collocation noun · 78% connection

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

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Confusable adjective · 78% connection

so similar as to be easily identified for another thing; "potentially confusable senses of words"; "easily mistakable signals"

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Descriptive adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage; "descri…

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Descriptive grammar noun · 78% connection

a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics

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Dialect noun · 78% connection

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…

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English noun · 78% connection

the discipline that studies the English language and literature

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Grammar noun · 78% connection

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

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Homonym noun · 78% connection

two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings

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Homophone noun · 78% connection

two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

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Idiom noun · 78% connection

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…

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Juxtaposition noun · 78% connection

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

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Mistakable adjective · 78% connection

so similar as to be easily identified for another thing; "potentially confusable senses of words"; "easily mistakable signals"

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Nonstandard adjective · 78% connection

not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers…

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Normative adjective · 78% connection

pertaining to giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

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Attainable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to…

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Capable adjective · 78% connection

Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a mind capable of nice investi…

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Centile noun · 78% connection

(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of…

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Chapter noun · 78% connection

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"

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Computable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being computed, numbered, or reckoned.

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Culturable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of, or fit for, being cultivated; capable or becoming cultured.

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Decimal adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the uni…

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Denary adjective · 78% connection

numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system"

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Derivable adjective · 78% connection

That can be derived; obtainable by transmission; capable of being known by inference, as from premises or data; capable of being trace…

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Dimension noun · 78% connection

A literal factor, as numbered in characterizing a term. The term dimensions forms with the cardinal numbers a phrase equivalent to deg…

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Dissolvable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being dissolved, or separated into component parts; capable of being liquefied; soluble.

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Distillable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillabl…

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Distinguishable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible; discernible; capable of recognition; as, a tree at a distance is distinguishable…

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Employable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being employed; capable of being used; fit or proper for use.

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Enumeration noun · 78% connection

a numbered list

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