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potable

[ poh-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. fit or suitable for drinking:

    potable water.



noun

  1. Usually potables. drinkable liquids; beverages.

potable

/ ˈ±èəʊ³ÙÉ™²úÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. fit to drink; drinkable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something fit to drink; a beverage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±è´Ç³Ù²¹Ëˆ²ú¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è´Çt²¹Â·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â ±è´Çt²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·±è´Çt²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è´Çt²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of potable1

1565–75; < Late Latin ±èųÙÄå²ú¾±±ô¾±²õ drinkable, equivalent to Latin ±èųÙÄå ( re ) to drink + -bilis -ble
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of potable1

C16: from Late Latin ±èųÙÄå²ú¾±±ô¾±²õ drinkable, from Latin ±èųÙÄåre to drink
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Months after the first fires broke out, many remain homeless, trying to get back to their communities or acquire access to potable water.

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There are chemical toilets but no potable water, electricity, cellphone coverage or Wi-Fi.

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But even handwashing would be complicated at Canyon, where the water is still not potable.

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An additional 284 were non-operational because of ash, debris, power outages or a lack of potable water, according the California Department of Social Services.

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Many were left without power for nearly 20 days and without potable drinking water for over a month.

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