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eligible

/ˈɛlɪdʒəb(ə)l/ · noun

Meaning

  1. One who is eligible.
  2. Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
  3. Worthy of being chosen (for marriage)

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Sources

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