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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. capable of being recovered or regained;
- Example: "recoverable truth of a past event"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Recoverable \Re*cov"er*a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. recouvrable.] Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable. [1913 Webster] A prodigal course Is like the sun's; but not, like his, recoverable. --Shak. [1913 Webster] If I am recoverable, why am I thus? --Cowper. [1913 Webster] -- Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

recoverable adj 1: capable of being recovered or regained; "recoverable truth of a past event" [ant: irrecoverable, unrecoverable]