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Eligible

//ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
  2. 2
    Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).
Adjective
  1. 1
    qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    One who is eligible.

    "Federal agencies report that only about 1 percent of eligible students take advantage of switching schools and fewer than 20 percent of eligibles receive extra tutoring."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“select, choose”).

Etymology 2

From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“select, choose”).

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