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compatible

/kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/

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What does compatible mean?

adjective

  1. Capable of working together without conflict.
  2. Able to get along well.
  3. Consistent; congruous.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. Something that is compatible with something else.

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IPA pronunciation

/kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/

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We sedulously cultivate the friendship of all nations as the conditions most compatible with our welfare and the principles of our Government.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
True modesty is quite compatible with a due estimate of one’s own merits, and does not demand the abnegation of all merit.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935
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I do not assert that anything better is compatible, as a general rule, with the present low state of the human mind.
John Stuart MillOn LibertyProject Gutenberg ebook #34901
We have spoken of this singular place in detail, but with respect, in so far, at least, as detail and respect are compatible.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
In some cases the diameter of the chest is shortened to an almost incredible degree, but may yet be compatible with life.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747