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• defensible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) justifiable by argument. 2) able to be defended or protected. DERIVATIVES defensibility noun defensibly adverb …   English terms dictionary

• defensible — defensibility, defensibleness, n. defensibly, adv. /di fen seuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position. 2. that can be defended in argument; justifiable. [1250… …   Universalium

• defensible — adjective 1》 justifiable by argument. 2》 able to be defended from attack. Derivatives defensibility noun defensibly adverb …   English new terms dictionary

• defensible — de•fen•si•ble [[t]dɪˈfɛn sə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of being defended against assault or injury 2) able to be defended in argument; justifiable • Etymology: 1250–1300; < LL de•fen si•bil′i•ty, n. de•fen′si•bly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• defensible — /dəˈfɛnsəbəl / (say duh fensuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being defended against assault or injury. 2. capable of being defended in argument; justifiable. –defensibility /dəfɛnsəˈbɪləti/ (say duhfensuh biluhtee), defensibleness, noun… …  

• defensible — adj. 1 justifiable; supportable by argument. 2 that can be easily defended militarily. Derivatives: defensibility n. defensibly adv. Etymology: ME f. LL defensibilis (as DEFEND) …   Useful english dictionary

• defensibility — defensible ► ADJECTIVE 1) justifiable by argument. 2) able to be defended or protected. DERIVATIVES defensibility noun defensibly adverb …   English terms dictionary

• defensibly — defensible ► ADJECTIVE 1) justifiable by argument. 2) able to be defended or protected. DERIVATIVES defensibility noun defensibly adverb …   English terms dictionary

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• ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …   Universalium

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