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debatable

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adj[dɪˈbeɪtəbəɫ]
  1. 1

    Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.

    • Those data are debatable: no one has been able to replicate them.
    • It's debatable whether he is the best candidate for the position.
  2. 2

    Able to be debated; up for discussion.

    • The lack of bonuses this year is not debatable.
noun[dɪˈbeɪtəbəɫ]
  1. 1

    A topic that is open to debate.

    • Just how many glaucoma patients there are in the United States and just how prevalent is the disease are two unknowns or at least two debatables.

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