individable
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]individable (comparative more individable, superlative most individable)
- That cannot be divided; indivisible.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
- Scene indiuidible: or Poem vnlimited.
Usage notes
[edit]The term individable is much less common than indivisible, and may be considered nonstandard
References
[edit]- “individable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.