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accommodable

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ac·​com·​mo·​da·​ble | \ əˈkämədəbəl also aˈ- \

Definition of accommodable

: capable of being accommodated or fitted anthropologists regard the Upper Paleolithic period as accommodable between 25,000 b.c. and 8000 b.c.

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First Known Use of accommodable

1592, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for accommodable

French, from accommoder to accommodate (from Latin accommodare) + -able

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“Accommodable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accommodable. Accessed 25 May. 2020.

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