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单词 pre-emptible
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pre-emptibleadj.

Brit. /ˌpriːˈɛm(p)tᵻbl/, /prɪˈɛm(p)tᵻbl/, U.S. /priˈɛm(p)təb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre-empt v., -ible suffix.
Etymology: < pre-empt v. + -ible suffix.
That may be pre-empted.
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1857 Lawrence (Kansas Territory) Republican 28 May 4/8 Any lands owned by government, not military or Indian reserves, are pre-emptible, whether surveyed or not.
1886 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 54 As pre-emptible land recedes farther into the West.
1981 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard 20 Jan. b8/6 In the early days 60 Minutes was eminently pre-emptible, and it bounced at random from time slot to time slot.
1995 Columbia Law Rev. 95 1030 At least some otherwise ‘valid excuses’ that state law might provide..might be preemptible by congressional statute.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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