debunkable

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English

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Etymology

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debunk +‎ -able

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): [diːˈbʌŋkəbəɫ], [diːˈbʊŋkəbəɫ]

Adjective

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debunkable (comparative more debunkable, superlative most debunkable)

  1. Capable of being debunked.
    • 1995, Jonathan Rauch, Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought, page 51:
      Knowledge must be debunkable and stands only until it is debunked. In a liberal scientific society, to claim that you are above error is the height of irresponsibility.
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