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Definition of fallible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fallible

adjective
 
/ˈfæləbl/
 
/ˈfæləbl/
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  1. able to make mistakes or be wrong
    • Memory is selective and fallible.
    • All human beings are fallible.
    opposite infallible
    Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere ‘deceive’.
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