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Definition of operable adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

operable

adjective

NAmE//ˈɑpərəbl//

, NAmE//ˈɑprəbl//

1that functions; that can be used When will the new system be operable?

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2(of a medical condition) that can be treated by an operation opposite inoperable

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