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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

可争辩的

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kě zhēngbiàn de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Contestable/kənˈtɛs.tə.bəl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个假设是可争辩的。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Open to question, dispute, or objection; able to be contested.

    "The company's monopoly in the telecommunications sector is now highly contestable."
  2. 2

    Capable of being won or successfully challenged in a competition, election, or legal proceeding.

    "The political seat remains contestable as both candidates are polling evenly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late Middle English verb 'contesten', borrowed from Old French 'contester', ultimately stemming from Latin 'contestari' (to call to witness, litigate). The adjectival suffix '-able' was added in the late 16th century to denote capability or susceptibility to being challenged or disputed.

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