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Probable Disease Genetic Element Adjective Bre ˈprɒbəbl ˈprɑːbəbl

Word probable
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈprɒbəbl / NAmE / ˈprɑːbəbl /
Example
  • the probable cause/explanation/outcome
  • highly/quite/most probable
  • it is probable that the disease has a genetic element.
  • the two outcomes are equally probable.
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probable

(adjective)BrE / ˈprɒbəbl / NAmE / ˈprɑːbəbl /
  1. likely to happen, to exist or to be true
    • compare improbable
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/improbable
    • the probable cause/explanation/outcome
    • highly/quite/most probable
    • It is probable that the disease has a genetic element.

    Extra Examples

    • The two outcomes are equally probable.
    • It is likely/probable that…
    • It is probable that the disease has a genetic element.
    • It is quite probable that they will call an election next spring.
    • The probable cause of the fire was an electrical fault.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘worthy of belief’): via Old French from Latin probabilis, from probare ‘to test, demonstrate’.
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