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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Recoverable \Re*cov"er*a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. recouvrable.]
Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being
brought back to a former condition, as from sickness,
misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as,
the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are
not recoverable.
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A prodigal course
Is like the sun's; but not, like his, recoverable.
--Shak.
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If I am recoverable, why am I thus? --Cowper.
[1913 Webster] -- {Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness}, n.
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