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Definition of fallible adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

fallible

adjective

NAmE//ˈfæləbl//

able to make mistakes or be wrong Memory is selective and fallible. All human beings are fallible. opposite infallible

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fallibility

NAmE//ˌfæləˈbɪlət̮i//

noun [uncountable] human fallibilitySee fallible in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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