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fallible

Pronunciation: /ˈfal.ɪ.bəl/

The English word “fallible” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
  2. Capable of failure.

Etymology

From Middle English fallible, from Medieval Latin fallibilis (“liable to err, also deceitful”), from Latin fallere (“to deceive”).

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