compossible

adjective

com·​pos·​si·​ble

(ˈ)käm¦päsəbəl,

kəmˈp-

: able or possible to coexist with another

a theory compossible with other theories

contradictory but compossible statements

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin compossibilis, from Latin com- + possibilis possible

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