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obtainable

Main Entry:: ob·tain
Pronunciation:: \əb-ˈtān, äb-\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English obteinen, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre to hold on to, possess, obtain, from ob- in the way + tenēre to hold — more at thin
Date:: 15th century

transitive verb: to gain or attain usually by planned action or effortintransitive verb1archaic : succeed2: to be generally recognized or established : prevail

— ob·tain·abil·i·ty

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\-ˌtā-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— ob·tain·able

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\-ˈtā-nə-bəl\ adjective

— ob·tain·er noun

— ob·tain·ment

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\-ˈtān-mənt\ noun

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