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tan·gi·ble    (tnj-bl) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. 1. Discernible by the touch; palpable: a tangible roughness of the skin.
   2. Possible to touch.
   3. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete: tangible evidence.
2. Possible to understand or realize: the tangible benefits of the plan.
3. Law That can be valued monetarily: tangible property.

NOUN:

1. Something palpable or concrete.
2. tangibles Material assets.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
tangi·bili·ty or tangi·ble·ness (Noun), tangi·bly (Adverb)

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