perpetuable
English
Etymology
From perpetuate + -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈpɛtjʊəbəl/, /pə(ɹ)ˈpɛt͡ʃʊəbəl/
Adjective
perpetuable (comparative more perpetuable, superlative most perpetuable)
- Capable of being perpetuated or continued.
- 1860, Asa Gray, The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection:
- Varieties are perpetuable, like species.
References
- “perpetuable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.