compatible

Pronunciation: /kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/

The English word “compatible” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

Capable of working together without conflict.
Able to get along well.
Consistent; congruous.

noun

Something that is compatible with something else.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English compatible, fron Anglo-Norman compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis (“in compatibile beneficium, a benefice which could be held together with another one”), from Late Latin compator (“to suffer with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion.

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