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- [verb kuh m-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-; noun kom-bat, kuhm-]
- /verb kəmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-; noun ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-/
- /ˈkɒmbætəbl /
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- [verb kuh m-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-; noun kom-bat, kuhm-]
- /verb kəmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-; noun ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-/
Definitions of combatable word
- verb with object combatable to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime. 1
- verb without object combatable to battle; contend: to combat with disease. 1
- noun combatable Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces. 1
- noun combatable a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas. 1
- noun combatable (rare) Able to be combated or opposed. 1
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Origin of combatable
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Middle French combat (noun), combattre (v.) < Late Latin combattere, equivalent to Latin com- com- + Late Latin battere, for Latin battuere to strike, beat
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Parts of speech for Combatable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
combatable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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