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  • 11viable — 01. Wind generated power is not yet financially [viable] on a large scale in this country. 02. Grains of wheat discovered in the great pyramids of Egypt were found to still be [viable] thousands of years after they were placed there. 03. The… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 12viable — (Del fr. viable.) ► adjetivo 1 Que puede vivir, en especial las criaturas recién nacidas. ANTÓNIMO inviable 2 Que puede ser realizado: ■ solución viable; proyecto viable. SINÓNIMO posible ANTÓNIMO irrealizable 3 …

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  • 13viable — adjective Etymology: French, from Middle French, from vie life, from Latin vita more at vital Date: circa 1832 1. capable of living; especially having attained such form and development as to be normally capable of surviving outside the mother s… …

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  • 14Viable — Capable of life. For example, a viable premature baby is one who is able to survive outside the womb. * * * Capable of living; denoting a fetus sufficiently developed to live outside of the uterus. [Fr. fr. vie, life, fr. L. vita] * * * vi·a·ble… …

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  • 15viable — vi|a|ble [ˈvaıəbəl] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: vie life , from Latin vita; VITAL] 1.) a viable idea, plan, or method can work successfully viable alternative/proposition/option etc ▪ The committee came forward with one viable… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16viable — [[t]va͟ɪ͟əb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is viable is capable of doing what it is intended to do. Cash alone will not make Eastern Europe s banks viable... The goal has been to establish and sustain a nation of viable family farms.… …

    English dictionary

  • 17viable — adjective 1 a viable plan or system can work successfully: a viable proposition/alternative/method etc Nuclear energy is only one viable alternative to coal or gas. | economically/commercially viable The project is not economically viable. 2… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18viable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ None of the projects proved financially viable. ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ …

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  • 19viable — adj m y f 1 Que tiene posibilidades de desarrollarse, de llevarse a cabo o aplicarse con éxito: un proyecto viable, Era una operación demasiado costosa para ser comercialmente viable , Esto constituye la única forma viable de purificar el… …

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  • 20viable — vi•a•ble [[t]ˈvaɪ ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of living 2) phl (of a fetus) sufficiently developed to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus 3) bot cvb having the ability to grow or develop: a viable country; a viable… …

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