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Word: Malleable
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘able to be hammered’): via Old French from medieval Latin malleabilis, from Latin malleus ‘a hammer’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmalɪəbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking
Short Definition:(of metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking
Examples:- a malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet
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