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RENEWABLE
renewable
(adjective) capable of being renewed; replaceable; “renewable energy such as solar energy is theoretically inexhaustible”
renewable
(adjective) that can be renewed or extended; “a renewable lease”; “renewable subscriptions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
renewable (comparative more renewable, superlative most renewable)
Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
(of a resource) Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply; not finite.
Antonyms
• non-renewable
Noun
renewable (plural renewables)
A thing that is renewable; especially, a renewable source of energy.
A renewable resource.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*new"a*ble (r-n"-b'l), a.
Definition: Capable of being renewed; as, a lease renewable at pleasure. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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