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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Worthy of being collected.
  • adjective Capable of being collected.
  • noun One of a group or class of objects, such as period glass or historical memorabilia, sought by collectors.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See collectable.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Capable of being collected.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a personal aesthetic.
  • adjective Rightfully subject to payment.
  • adjective That is likely to be paid.
  • noun An object which someone might want to collect.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
  • adjective subject to or requiring payment especially as specified

Etymologies

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collect +‎ -ible

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