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Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.

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  1. a. Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.
  2. adj. open to doubt or debate
  3. adj. open to argument or debate
  4. adj. capable of being disproved
  5. Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. The Debatable Land or Ground, a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground.
  6. Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy orcontention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.The Debatable Land or Ground, a tract of land between the Esk and theSark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground.
  7. j:100 s. open to doubt or debate s. capable of being disproved