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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDecipherable
/dɪˈsaɪ.fər.ə.bəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Able to be read or understood.
"The handwriting was so neat that it was easily decipherable." - 2
Capable of being decoded or interpreted.
"The ancient script was finally decipherable after years of research."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'decipherable' originates from the verb 'decipher', which comes from the Middle French 'deciffrer', meaning to decode or interpret. The prefix 'de-' indicates reversal, while 'cipher' derives from the Arabic 'sifr', meaning zero or code, reflecting the historical evolution of the term from numerical representation to textual interpretation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decipherable" is said worldwide
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Déchiffrable
Transliteration: deh-shee-fra-ble
"L'écriture était si claire qu'elle était facilement déchiffrable."
Entzifferbar
Transliteration: ent-tsif-er-bar
"Die Handschrift war so klar, dass sie leicht entzifferbar war."
Decifrabile
Transliteration: deh-chee-fra-bee-le
"La scrittura era così chiara che era facilmente decifrabile."
Descifrable
Transliteration: des-see-fra-ble
"La escritura era tan clara que era fácilmente descifrable."
Decifrável
Transliteration: deh-see-fra-vel
"A caligrafia era tão clara que era facilmente decifrável."
पढ़ने योग्य
Transliteration: padhne yogya
"हाथ की लिखावट इतनी साफ थी कि इसे आसानी से पढ़ा जा सकता था।"
可解读的
Transliteration: kě jiědú de
"字迹如此清晰，以至于可以轻易解读。"
해독 가능한
Transliteration: haedok ganeunghan
"글씨가 너무 깨끗해서 쉽게 해독할 수 있었습니다."
解読可能な
Transliteration: kaidoku kanō na
"その手書きは非常に明確で、簡単に解読可能でした。"
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