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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

pass·a·ble / ˈpasəbəl/ • adj. 1. just good enough to be acceptable; satisfactory: he spoke passable English. 2. (of a route or road) clear of obstacles and able to be traveled along or on: the road was passable with care. DERIVATIVES: pass·a·bly / -əblē/ adv.

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