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English Dictionary: debatable by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
debatable
adj
  1. open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"
    Synonym(s): debatable, problematic, problematical
  2. open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question"
    Synonym(s): arguable, debatable, disputable, moot
  3. capable of being disproved
    Synonym(s): debatable, disputable
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Debatable \De*bat"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.]
      Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or
      contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable
      question.
  
      {The Debatable Land} [or] {Ground}, a tract of land between
            the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and
            Scotland; the Batable Ground.
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