EXPIABLE

expiable

(adjective) capable of being atoned for

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

expiable (not comparable)

Capable of being expiated or atoned for.

an expiable offence

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"pi*a*ble, a. Etym: [See Expiate.]

Definition: Capable of being expiated or atoned for; as, an expiable offense; expiable guilt. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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