Recognizable Meaning
/rˌɛkəˈɡnaɪzəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to be recognized.
Sentence Examples
The peacock (Inachis io) is a beautiful and easily recognizable butterfly.
Tom's car is easily recognizable since there is a big dent in the front bumper.
Modern English begins to be recognizable at Shakespeare's time.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The building's bright red roof made it ____ from many miles away.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The brand's logo was instantly ____ to consumers in over a hundred countries worldwide.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English cognize English recognize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English recognizable From recognize + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Pidgin is a combination of expressions and phrases that are recognizable to those who speak it. To non-Pidgin speakers, it may sound like slang. For example, “dat” means that and “fadda” means father or dad."
— 2015 November 12, Bu Kerry Chan Laddaran, “Pidgin English now an official language of Hawaii”, in CNN:
"This variation is strikingly similar to the Work’s so-called “ballooned droplet” within the circle. The figure in the Work is slightly more bulbous, but it is instantly recognizable as a quotation mark."
— 2018 August 21, U.S. Copyright Office Review Board, “Second Request for Reconsideration for Refusal to Register Vodafone Speechmark”, in United States Copyright Office, page 4:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The building's bright red roof made it ____ from many miles away.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The brand's logo was instantly ____ to consumers in over a hundred countries worldwide.