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   separable

   /ˈsɛp(ə)rəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. able to be separated or treated separately: "body and soul are not separable"
   • 2. (of a verb) having a prefix that is written as a separate word in some circumstances.
   • ▪ (of an English phrasal verb) allowing the insertion of the direct object between the base verb and the particle, e.g. look it over as opposed to go over it.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin separabilis, from separare ‘disjoin, divide’ (see separate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. separability noun
   • 2. separableness noun
   • 3. separably adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

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