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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Recoverable  \Re*cov"er*a*ble\  (-?*b'l),  a.  [Cf.  F.  recouvrable.] 
  Capable  of  being  recovered  or  regained;  capable  of  being 
  brought  back  to  a  former  condition,  as  from  sickness, 
  misfortune,  etc.;  obtainable  from  a  debtor  or  possessor;  as 
  the  debt  is  recoverable;  goods  lost  or  sunk  in  the  ocean  are 
  not  recoverable. 
 
  A  prodigal  course  Is  like  the  sun's;  but  not  like  his 
  recoverable.  --Shak. 
 
  If  I  am  recoverable,  why  am  I  thus?  --Cowper. 
  --  {Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  recoverable 
  adj  :  capable  of  being  recovered  or  regained;  "recoverable  truth 
  of  a  past  event"  [ant:  {unrecoverable}] 




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