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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
pronounceable
adjective
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Pronounceable

Pronounceable \Pro*nounce"a*ble\, a. [Cf. L. pronunciabilis declarative.] Capable of being pronounced.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pronounceable

1610s, from pronounce (v.) + -able.

Wiktionary
pronounceable

a. 1 Capable of being distinctly pronounced in speech; enunciable. 2 Capable of being expressed; sayable.

WordNet
pronounceable

adj. capable of being uttered or pronounced; "a pronounceable group of letters" [ant: unpronounceable]

Usage examples of "pronounceable".

This accounted not only for the habit of abbreviating whenever possible, but also for the almost exaggerated care that was taken to make every word easily pronounceable.

This accounted not only for the habit of abbreviating whenever possible, but also for the almost exaggerated care that was taken to make every word easily pronounceable.