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Compatible

//kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of easy interaction.

    "This printer isn't compatible with my computer."

  2. 2
    Able to get along well.

    "My neighbours and I are not very compatible: they're loud and I'm an introvert."

  3. 3
    Consistent; congruous.

    "His actions were compatible with his sermons."

Adjective
  1. 1
    able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification wordnet
  3. 3
    capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is compatible with something else.

    "a computer company that sells IBM compatibles"

Etymology

Etymology 1

from Middle French compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis (“in compatibile beneficium, a benefice which could be held together with another one”), from Late Latin compator (“to suffer with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion.

Etymology 2

from Middle French compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis (“in compatibile beneficium, a benefice which could be held together with another one”), from Late Latin compator (“to suffer with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion.

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