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单词 pinpointable
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pinpointableadj.

Brit. /ˈpɪnpɔɪntəbl/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌpɔɪntəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pinpoint v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < pinpoint v. + -able suffix.
Able to be located or defined precisely.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [adjective] > definite or determinate > able to be
determinable1581
definablea1660
fixable1796
pinpointable1955
1955 D. Barton Glorious Life 71 Here, under his eyes, pinpointable, was the Fall.
1962 Listener 27 Dec. 1086/1 Current technology, gossip column hearts and flowers..have no direct pin-pointable relation to my work of the moment, but they are not alien worlds.
1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Aug. vii. 14/1 Miss Jaffee has fluency, energy, comic verve, and a less pinpointable quality of sheer likeableness.
2004 Independent (Nexis) 19 Mar. No sentence or interaction or line of dialogue is meant to be pinpointable in a real concrete timeline.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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