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relatable, a.|rɪˈleɪtəb(ə)l|
[f. relate v. + -able.]
a. That may be narrated.
b. That may be brought into relation with something else. Also, that may be shown to possess mutual relation. Now usu. with to. Hence relataˈbility.
1825Hone Every-day Bk. I. 1466 The compliments..are not relatable. 1897Bookman Jan. 119/1 He does not seem to have indulged in many relatable amusements. 1937Burlington Mag. July 58/2 The ‘relatability’ of pictorial forms..follows on the artist's realization of their basis, undifferentiated essentials. 1956Jrnl. Theol. Stud. VII. 88 It is found that 38·5 per cent. of the elements of psalm language is certainly not relatable to psalm contents; the relatability of a large part of the remainder thus becomes questionable. 1964Language XL. 244 A proposal for the relatability of two languages..has been traditionally based on the discovery of systematic sound correspondences between certain of their forms. 1975T. F. Mitchell in W. F. Bolton Eng. Lang. iv. 165 Blackboard is less obviously relatable to black board than blackbird is to black bird. |