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Definition of: compatible
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(kəm·pat′ə·bəl) adjective
1. Capable of existing together; congruous; congenial.
2. Describing a television set adapted to produce images in color or in black and white. [<F <Med. L compatibilis <L com- together + pati suffer]
—com·pat′i·bil′i·ty, com·pat′·i·ble·ness noun
— com·pat′i·bly adverb
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