discernible

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Behind the hut the dark shapes of the two wagons with their horses beside them were discernible, and in the hollow the dying campfire gleamed red.

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  1. adjective Perceptible, as by the faculty of vision or the intellect. See Synonyms at perceptible.

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  1. = Italian discernibile, discernevole, from Late Latin discernibilis, discernible, from Latin discernere, discern: see discern.
 

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/dɪˈzərnɪbl/
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