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Old 11-20-2008, 05:47 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Main Entry: vi·a·ble
Pronunciation: \ˈvī-ə-bəl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from vie life, from Latin vita — more at vital
Date: circa 1832
1: capable of living ; especially : having attained such form and development as to be normally capable of surviving outside the mother's womb <a viable fetus>
2: capable of growing or developing <viable seeds> <viable eggs>
3 a: capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately <viable alternatives> b: capable of existence and development as an independent unit <the colony is now a viable state> c (1): having a reasonable chance of succeeding <a viable candidate> (2): financially sustainable <a viable enterprise>
— vi·a·bil·i·ty \ˌvī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— vi·a·bly \ˈvī-ə-blē\ adverb

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So, a three day old baby cannot survive independently - legal to kill it?
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