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celerity

ce·le·rity

UK/sɪˈlɛɹɪti/ US/səˈlɛr.ɪ.ti/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

a rate that is rapid

Origin

From Old French celeritee (compare French célérité), from Latin celeritas, from celer (“fast, swift”).

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