Movable

/ˈmuːvəbəl/ adjective

Definition

capable of being moved; not fixed in one place

Etymology

from Old French movable, from mover 'to move', from Latin movere 'to move' + -able suffix

Kelly Says

Gutenberg's 'movable type' revolutionized printing because individual letters could be rearranged and reused - before that, entire pages had to be carved as one piece!

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