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—discerptibility, discerptibleness, n./di serrp"teuh beuhl, -zerrp"-/, adj.capable of being torn apart; divisible.[1730-40; < L discerpt(us) torn to pieces (ptp. of discerpere; see DIS-1, EXCERPT) + -IBLE]
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Discerptible — Discerpible Dis*cerp i*ble, Discerptible Dis*cerp ti*ble, a. [See {Discerp}.] Capable of being discerped. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discerptible — dis·cerp·ti·ble … English syllables
discerptible — adj. literary able to be plucked apart; divisible. Derivatives: discerptibility n. Etymology: L discerpere discerpt (as DIS , carpere pluck) … Useful english dictionary
indiscerptible — /in di serrp teuh beuhl/, adj. not discerptible; indivisible. [1650 60; IN 3 + DISCERPTIBLE] * * * … Universalium
indiscerptible — |in+ adjective Etymology: in (I) + discerptible : not discerptible : not subject to being separated into parts simple and indiscerptible entities James Ward … Useful english dictionary
Discerpible — Dis*cerp i*ble, Discerptible Dis*cerp ti*ble, a. [See {Discerp}.] Capable of being discerped. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disjunction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disjunction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disjunction disjunction disconnection disunity disunion disassociation disengagement Sgm: N 1 discontinuity discontinuity &c. 70 Sgm: N 1 abjunction abjunction Sgm … English dictionary for students
discerption — [dɪ sə:pʃ(ə)n] noun archaic the action of pulling something apart. Derivatives discerptibility noun discerptible adjective Origin C17: from late L. discerptio(n ), from L. discerpere pluck to pieces … English new terms dictionary
frangible — adj breakable, fragile, frail, brittle, rickety; friable, crumbly, not shatterproof; flimsy, splintery, slivery, discerptible, fissile; shaky, tottering, wobbling, teetering; unstable, unsteady, Inf. jerry built; weak, weakened, feeble, decrepit … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
partible — adj divisible, dividable, Archaic. dividual; separable, splittable, scissile, discerptible, portionable; reducible, capable of being broken down, Math. factorable … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
