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

avoidable

adjective

/əˈvɔɪdəbl/

/əˈvɔɪdəbl/

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that can be prevented
- Many deaths from heart disease are actually avoidable.
opposite unavoidable
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verbs
- be
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- wholly
- …
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