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educable

educable In this historical usage, educable means capable of being taught because the child has developed enough brain power for mental activity and attention.

In this historical usage, educable means capable of being taught because the child has developed enough brain power for mental activity and attention. The passage also implies that this capacity depends on good physical condition and is limited in duration in young children.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc01tuke:chars-2709000-2721000).
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