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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /əˈveɪ.lə.bᵊl/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|avail|-able]],^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)^(COED 2004) Middle English [[m|enm|avayleable]].^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Legally valid: 1417.^(HTOED) Etymonline dates the senses “beneficial” and “valid, effective” to the mid-15th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The early senses “effective” and “advantageous” lasted into the early 19th century,^(HTOED) and “valid” survives only in law.^(SOED 2002)^(AHD) The modern sense “at one's disposal, usable” is from 1800^(HTOED) or 1827.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1417 – legally valid.^(HTOED)

+ * 1444–1836 – advantageous.^(HTOED)

+ * 1800 – usable, at hand.^(HTOED)

+ * 1827 – at one's disposal.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Present and ready for use; at hand; [[accessible]].^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

+ # Able to be obtained.^(AHD)

+ # Free and willing to serve or to be approached.^(AHD)

+ # ''(law)'' Valid, as of a plea.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

+ # ''(archaic)'' Effective, beneficial.^(AHD)^(HTOED)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[availability]]

+ * [[availably]]

+ * [[availableness]]

+ * [[interavailable]]

+ * [[unavailable]]

+ * [[available light]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[avail]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}