01 a. Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.
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Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.
Phrases & compounds
The Debatable Land [or] Ground —
a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground.