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Webster 1913 Edition
Debatable
De-bat′a-ble
,Adj.
[Cf. OF.
debatable
. See Debate
.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute;
as, a
. debatable
questionThe Debatable Land
or or Ground
a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground.
Webster 1828 Edition
Debatable
DEBA'TABLE
,Adj.
DEBATE, n.