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audible

au·di·ble [ áwdəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
capable of being heard: loud or clear enough to be heard
an audible gasp from the crowd



noun  (plural au·di·bles)
Definition:
 
call for new tactic: in football, a new play called out in coded form by the quarterback at the line of scrimmage

[15th century. < late Latin audibilis< Latin audire "hear"]

au·di·bil·i·ty [ àwdə bíllətee ] noun
au·di·ble·ness [ áwdəb'lnəss ] noun
au·di·bly adverb
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