MEANING
Possible to find out with sufficient checking or evidence.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- ascertainable facts
- readily ascertainable
On the page
The date of construction was ascertainable from the surviving accounts.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- ascertainable
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence. Commonness: uncommon.
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