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ev·i·ta·ble
(ĕv′ĭ-tə-bəl)adj.
Possible to avoid; avoidable.
[Latin ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre, to shun : ex-, ex- + vītāre, to avoid.]
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evitable
(ˈɛvɪtəbəl)adj
rare able to be avoided
[C16: from Latin ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre, from vītāre to avoid]
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ev•i•ta•ble
(ˈɛv ɪ tə bəl)adj.
avoidable.
[1495–1505; < Latin]
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Adj. | 1. | evitable - capable of being avoided or warded off inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result" |
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