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   viable

   /ˈvʌɪəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. capable of working successfully; feasible: "the proposed investment was economically viable"
   • ▪ (of a seed or spore) able to germinate: "most clones can produce thousands of viable seeds"
   • ▪ (of a plant, animal, or cell) capable of surviving or living successfully, especially under particular environmental conditions: "the largest and most viable population of this endangered vetch"
   • ▪ (of a fetus or unborn child) able to live after birth: "what if the fetus were viable?"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from French, from vie ‘life’, from Latin vita.

   Derivatives

   • 1. viably adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • I

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   • A

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   • B

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   • L

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