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passable(dictionary)

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mentum (iou)



mentum noun. E19.
[Latin = chin.]
Entomology. A part of the base of the labium in some insects. E19.
Anatomy. The chin. M19.
Botany. A projection formed by the sepals and the base of the column in some orchids. M19.

passable (iou)



passable adjective & adverb. LME.
[Old & mod. French, from passer: see PASS verb, -ABLE.]
A. adjective.
Of a road, river, pass, etc.: that may be passed or traversed. LME.
G. L. Harding The road is fairly smooth and passable in all weathers now.
Tolerable; satisfactory; adequate. L15.
C. P. Snow Jean Santeuil was a passable work, maybe a good one. Daily Telegraph Britain had a passable end to a disastrous year.
Able to pass or have passage. M16-M18.
Of money: that may be circulated, that has valid currency. Now rare. L16.
B. adverb. = passably. L16-E18.
passableness noun the quality of being passable E18.
passably adverb tolerably, adequately E17.