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Word: Defensible
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘capable of giving protective defence’): from late Latin defensibilis, from Latin defendere (see defend)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈfɛnsɪbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
justifiable by argument
Short Definition:justifiable by argument
Examples:- a morally defensible penal system
Definition:
able to be protected
Short Definition:able to be protected
Examples:- a fort with a defensible yard at its feet
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