interchangeable
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- adjective That can be interchanged: interchangeable items of clothing; interchangeable automotive parts.
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- While they are to a certain extent interchangeable, the word âdiscoveryâ in science is usually applied to the first enunciation of some property of nature till then unrecognized; âinvention,â on the other hand, is the application of this property to the uses of mankind. — Letters and Journals 02]
- Even from that first line - that incredibly brave first line meant to show where the Gulf met the sky - she had understood that seeing and memory were interchangeable, and had set out to mend herself. — Duma Key
- That was where she went for her "pretty young boys," the term interchangeable with "talent." — Buried Alive, The Biography of Janis Joplin
- Xar looked at Marit, who confirmed this fact with a nod. — Into the Labyrinth
- The notes were interchangeable, and they always went something like: "Dear Mr. Crosby, please forgive me for writing you this note but you are the only person who can help us. — Stand And Be Counted
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- = Old French entrechangeable; as interchange + -able.
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/ (ĭnˌtər-chānˈjə-bəl)/
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