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abilo

n.
C2 Proficiency abi·lo

n. a very old word for the ability to do something. It is an archaic form of 'able' and is rarely used in modern English.

n. the capacity or power to perform a task or achieve a result. An archaic form of 'able', primarily found in historical legal or literary contexts.


SIMPLE

The judge noted the defendant's abilo to pay the fine.

CONTEXTUAL

In the old legal documents, the word abilo was used to describe a person's capacity to enter a contract.

COMPLEX

The historical manuscript discusses the abilo of the subject to withstand the harsh winter conditions of the northern frontier.

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