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tractable

adj.
US //ˈtɹæktəbəɫ// UK //tɹˈæktəbəl// tractable Archaic
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From Middle English tractable, tractabel, from Latin tractābilis (“that may be touched, handled, or managed”), from tractō (“take in hand, handle, manage”), frequentative of trahō (“draw”).

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