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understandable
un·der·stand·a·ble [ ùndər stándəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. able to be understood: having a meaning or nature that can be understood
Try to make it understandable to a nonspecialist.
2. reasonable: able to be accepted as normal, reasonable, or forgivable
Under the circumstances it was a perfectly understandable reaction.

un·der·stand·a·bil·i·ty [ ùndər stàndə bíllətee ] noun
un·der·stand·a·bly [ ùndər stándəblee ] adverb
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