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Audible
//ˈɔː.dɪ.bəl// adj, noun, verb
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Able to be heard.
""Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible […]"
Adjective
- 1 heard or perceptible by the ear wordnet
Noun
- 1 The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
"The audible changed the play to a run."
- 2 a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage wordnet
Verb
- 1 To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one. intransitive
"The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).
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