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perspicuity |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perspicuity \Per`spi*cu"i*ty\, n. [L. perspicuitas: cf F. perspicuit['e].] 1. The quality or state of being transparent or translucent. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. The quality of being perspicuous to the understanding; clearness of expression or thought. 3. Sagacity; perspicacity. Syn: Clearness; perspicuousness; plainness; distinctness; lucidity; transparency. See {Clearness}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perspicuity n : clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous [syn: {perspicuousness}, {plainness}]
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