Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COM-MU'TA-BLE
COM-MU-TA-BIL'I-TYCOM-MU-TA'TION
COM-MU'TA-BLE, a. [L. commutabilis. See Commute.]
That may be exchanged, or mutually changed; that may be given for another. In philology, that may pass from one into another; as, the letter b commutable with v; or in Celtic, b and mh are commutable.
Return to page 173 of the letter “C”.