accommodable

adjective

ac·​com·​mo·​da·​ble
əˈkämədəbəl also aˈ-
: capable of being accommodated or fitted
anthropologists regard the Upper Paleolithic period as accommodable between 25,000 b.c. and 8000 b.c.

Word History

Etymology

French, from accommoder to accommodate (from Latin accommodare) + -able

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of accommodable was in 1592

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“Accommodable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accommodable. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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