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Added 9 October 2026

intelligible

/ɪnˈtɛləd͡ʒəbəl/ adjective

Latin root: intelligibilis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about intelligible at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.
Italian and Spanish are partially mutually intelligible languages.

Origin

From Middle French intelligible, from Old French, from Latin intelligibilis.

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