Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COM-BUST'I-BLE
COM-BUST'I-BLECOM-BUST'I-BLE-NESS, or COM-BUST-I-BIL'I-TY
COM-BUST'I-BLE, n.
A substance that will take fire and burn; a body which, in its rapid union with others, disengages heat and light. – Ure.
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