audible

audible
I. adjective Etymology: Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire to hear; akin to Greek aisthanesthai to perceive, Sanskrit āvis evidently Date: 1529 heard or capable of being heard • audibility nounaudibly adverb II. noun Date: 1962 a substitute offensive or defensive play called at the line of scrimmage in football III. intransitive verb (-bled; audibling) Date: 1974 to call an audible <
audibled to a pass play — Peter King
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