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viable definition

vi·able (vī′ə bəl)

adjective

  1. able to live; specif.,
    1. having developed sufficiently within the uterus to be able to live and continue normal development outside the uterus a premature but viable infant
    2. able to take root and grow viable seeds
  2. workable and likely to survive or to have real meaning, pertinence, etc. a viable economy, viable ideas

Etymology: Fr, likely to live < vie, life < L vita: see vital

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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