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Webster 1913 Edition


Palpability

Palˊpa-bil′i-ty

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Noun.
The quality of being palpable, or perceptible by the touch.
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Webster 1828 Edition


Palpability

PALPABIL'ITY

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Noun.
[from palpable.]
The quality of being perceptible by the touch.

Definition 2024


palpability

palpability

English

Noun

palpability (usually uncountable, plural palpabilities)

  1. The quality of being palpable.
    • 2007 November 9, Michiko Kakutani, “Uncorking One Familys Secret”, in New York Times:
      But the very palpability of the Hooks' happiness and contentment works against this novel's larger design, undermining Mr. Swift's supposition that this family could be blown to bits by a little revelation about DNA.

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