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recoverable |
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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