a. [f. L. appretiāre, in later spelling appreciā-re + -BLE, as if ad. L. *appretiābilis; cf. Fr. appréciable.]

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  1.  Capable of being estimated, weighed, judged of, or recognized by the mind.

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1818.  Colebrooke, Obligations, I. 37. In the performance … of which the party stipulating has an appreciable interest.

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1875.  Whitney, Life Lang., ii. 9. There is hardly an appreciable element of Celtic in the French language.

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  2.  Capable of being recognized by the senses, perceptible, sensible.

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1820.  Faraday, Exp. Res., xvi. 59. This specimen has all the appreciable characters of the best Bombay wootz.

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1878.  Huxley, Physiog., 76. A very appreciable increase of weight.

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