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perspicuity

pers·pi·cuity

UK/ˌpəːspɪˈkjuːɪti/ US/ˌpɚspəˈkjuəti/ uncommon rare

noun

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin perspicuitās (“evidentness”, “self-evidency”, literally “transparency”, “clarity”, “lucidity”), from Latin perspicuus (“clear”, “transparent”; “evident”); compare perspicacity and the French perspicuité. By surface analysis, perspicuous + -ity.

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