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How to pronounce stable
Say it like this: /ˈsteɪ.bəl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does stable mean?
nounA building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
“There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables.”
All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
verbTo put or keep (an animal) in a stable.
“"I hope your have been quite comfortable." ¶ "Never better stabled in my life," said Bree.”
To dwell in a stable.
To park (a rail vehicle).
“Great Western Railway has placed its Class 143 Pacer fleet into warm storage, with the majority stabled at Exeter.”
adjRelatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
“a stable government”
Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.
“You should download the 1.9 version of that video editing software: it is the latest stable version. The newer beta version has some bugs.”
That maintains the relative order of items that compare as equal.
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