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   eligible

   /ˈɛlɪdʒɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions: "customers who are eligible for discounts" Similar entitledpermittedallowedqualifiedacceptablesuitableappropriatefitfittingworthycompetentOpposite ineligible
   • ▪ (of a person) desirable or suitable as a partner in marriage: "the world's most eligible bachelor" Similar desirableavailablesingleunmarriedunattachedunwed

   Word Origin late Middle English: via French from late Latin eligibilis, from Latin eligere ‘choose’ (see elect).

   Derivatives

   • 1. eligibly adverb

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