COMMUTABLE

commutable

(adjective) subject to alteration or change; “the death sentence was commutable to life imprisonment”

commutable, substitutable

(adjective) capable of being exchanged for another or for something else that is equivalent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

commutable (comparative more commutable, superlative most commutable)

Capable of being commuted.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*mut"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. commutabilis.]

Definition: Capable of being commuted or interchanged. The predicate and subject are not commutable. Whately.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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WHOLE

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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