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audible adjective

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Definition

able to be heard
The lecturer spoke so quietly that he was scarcely audible at the back of the hall.
She gave an audible sigh of relief.

audibly adverb

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(Definition of audible adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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