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   operable

   /ˈɒp(ə)rəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. able to be used: "less than half the rail network was operable"
   • 2. able to be treated by means of a surgical operation: "operable breast cancer"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from late Latin operabilis, from Latin operari ‘expend labour on’ (see operate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. operability noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

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