papable

pa·pa·ble

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey-puh-buh l]
- /ˈpeɪ pə bəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey-puh-buh l]
- /ˈpeɪ pə bəl/

Definitions of papable word

adjective papable suitable or likely to become pope. 1
adjective papable suitable for papacy 0

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Origin of papable

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

1585-95; < Middle French < Italian papabile, equivalent to papa pope + -bile -ble

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Parts of speech for Papable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Papable

papable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

papable usage trend in Literature

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