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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
docile /ˈdəʊsʌɪl/
▶adjective ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.
– derivatives
docilely adverb,
docility noun.
docilely adverb,
docility noun.
– origin C15 (in the sense ‘apt or willing to learn’): from L. docilis, from docere ‘teach’.
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