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able (ā′bəl)

adjective abler a′bler (-blər), ablest a′blest (-bləst)

  1. having enough power, skill, etc. to do something able to read
  2. having much power of mind; skilled; talented an able teacher
  3. Law legally qualified, authorized, or competent to do a specified act

Etymology: ME < OFr hable, habile < L habilis, easily handled, apt < habere, to have, hold: see habit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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