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Definition of Educable
1. a. Capable of being educated.
Definition of Educable
1. Adjective. Capable of being educated ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Educable
1. a mildly retarded person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Educable
Literary usage of Educable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Concerning the Boyson Essay and Its Defence by Morgan Poitiaux Robinson (1909)
"Furthermore, we see that the South, in 1840, had one academy for every 2786 of
its educable population; in 1850, one to every 2281; in 1860, ..."
2. The Principles of Heredity with Some Applications by George Archdall O'Brien Reid (1905)
"... traits—Mental acquirements that are due to physical conditions—The influence
of the environment—Man the educable animal—The opinions of scientific men. ..."
3. The Deaf-blind: A Monograph by William Wade (1901)
"Made almost no progress in school work; probably educable by a special teacher.
Lives with his mother in Indianapolis. Aged eighteen years. ..."
4. Australian Almanac (1860)
"EDUCATION OF THE CHURCHES. Proportional numbers who can read and write in each
religious denomination—1856. In each 10001 Protestants .. educable ( Roman ..."
5. A Theory of Motives, Ideals, and Values in Education by William Estabrook Chancellor (1907)
"Education is applicable to whosoever is educable. To say that education is
impossible in a particular instance is to say that the creature is not educable, ..."
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