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Re: teapeebubbles post# 749

Monday, 11/20/2006 6:17:55 PM

Monday, November 20, 2006 6:17:55 PM

Post# of 995
the worthless word for the day is: disponible

[ad. L. disponere, to set in different places, place
here and there, arrange, dispose; cf. F. disponible]

capable of being assigned or disposed of as one
wishes: available

"He gave me the names of all the disponible ships with
their tonnage and the names of their commanders."
- Joseph Conrad, 'Twixt Land & Sea (1912)

"One's picture of the higher civil servant -- adroit,
informed, disponible, never in the way or out of it."
- Punch, 24 Mar. 1965

(not to be confused with deponible)

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