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

comestible

adjective
 
/kəˈmestəbl/
 
/kəˈmestəbl/
(formal)
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  1. that can be eaten synonym edible
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French, from medieval Latin comestibilis, from Latin comest- ‘eaten up’, from the verb comedere, from com- ‘altogether’ + edere ‘eat’.
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