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accessible

 adjective
     
ac‧ces‧si‧ble
1 a place, building, or object that is accessible is easy to reach or get into [≠ inaccessible]:
The island is only accessible by boat.
There is a church which is easily accessible from my home.
2 easy to obtain or use
accessible to
the need for a health service that is accessible to all
easily/readily accessible
Computers should be made readily accessible to teachers and pupils.
3 someone who is accessible is easy to meet and talk to, even if they are very important or powerful:
I think that you'll find she's very accessible.
4 a book, poem, painting etc that is accessible is easy to understand and enjoy
accessible to
He wants his music to be accessible to everyone.
—accessibly adverb
—accessibility noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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