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Movable letter

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Movable \Mov"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. movable. See {Move}.]
   1. Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or
      conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture;
      susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a
      movable steam engine.

   2. Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i.
      e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year
      to year.

   {Movable letter} (Heb. Gram.), a letter that is pronounced,
      as opposed to one that is quiescent.
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