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Definition of curable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

curable

adjective
 
/ˈkjʊərəbl/
 
/ˈkjʊrəbl/
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  1. (of an illness) that can be cured
    • Most skin cancers are curable if treated early.
    opposite incurableTopics Health problemsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCurable is used with these nouns:
    • disease
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin curabilis, from Latin curare ‘take care of’, from cura ‘care’.
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