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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Interchangeable \In'ter*change"a*ble\, adjective [Cf. OF. entrechangeable.]
1. Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution. ''Interchangeable warrants.'' --Bacon.
2. Following each other in alternate succession; as, the four interchangeable seasons. --Holder. -- {In'ter*change"a*ble*ness}, noun -- {In'ter*change"a*bly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
interchangeable
adjective
1: of or relating to or suggestive of complementation; "interchangeable electric outlets" [syn: {complementary}, {reciprocal}]
2: (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged; "the arguments of the symmetric relation, 'is a sister of,' are interchangeable"
3: capable of replacing or changing places with something else; "interchangeable parts" [syn: {exchangeable}, {similar}, {standardized}, {standardised}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
59 Moby Thesaurus words for "interchangeable": alike, assignable, changeable, communicable, commutable, commutative, conductive, consignable, contagious, convertible, conveyable, equal, equalizing, equivalent, even, exchangeable, exchanged, expressable, give-and-take, impartable, indiscernible, indistinct, indistinctive, indistinguishable, interchanged, mailable, metathetic, movable, mutual, permutable, portable, portative, reciprocal, reciprocating, reciprocative, removable, retaliatory, returnable, standard, stereotyped, substitutable, swapped, switched, traded, transferable, transfusable, transmissible, transmissive, transmittable, transportable, transportative, transposable, transposed, undifferentiated, undiscriminated, undistinguishable, undistinguished, uniform, without distinction
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