Hypertext Webster Gateway: "applicable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Applicable \Ap"pli*ca*ble\, a. [Cf. F. aplicable, fr. L.
applicare. See {Apply}.]
Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied;
having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the
case under consideration. -- {Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness}, n. --
{Ap"pli*ca*bly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
applicable
adj 1: capable of being applied; having relevance; "gave applicable
examples to support her argument
2: readily applicable or practical [syn: {applicative}, {applicatory}]
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