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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈærəb^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈærəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ar′ə bəl)

ar•a•ble /ˈærəbəl/USA pronunciation adj.

Agriculturecapable of or suitable for producing crops: arable acreage; Can the desert be made arable?

ar•a•bil•i•ty /ˌærəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

ar•a•ble (ar′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.

Agriculturecapable of producing crops;
suitable for farming;
suited to the plow and for tillage:arable land; arable soil.

Agricultureland that can be or is cultivated.

Latin arābilis, equivalent. to arā(re) to plow + -bilis -ble; replacing late Middle English erable, equivalent. to er(en) to plow (Old English erian) + -able -able
1375–1425

ar′a•bil′i•ty, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

arable /ˈærəb^əl/ adj

(of land) being or capable of being tilled for the production of crops
of, relating to, or using such land

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin arābilis that can be ploughed, from arāre to plough

'arable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

headland - ley - machair - mixed farming - toft - dust storm - exarate - land - nonreparable - nonseparable - tillable - unseparable - village community

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