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English Dictionary: legible by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
legible
adj
  1. (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered; "legible handwriting"
    Antonym(s): illegible
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Legible \Leg"i*ble\ (l[ecr]j"[icr]*b'l), a. [L. legibilis, fr.
      legere to read: cf. OF. legible. See {Legend}.]
      1. Capable of being read or deciphered; distinct to the eye;
            plain; -- used of writing or printing; as, a fair, legible
            manuscript.
  
                     The stone with moss and lichens so overspread,
                     Nothing is legible but the name alone. --Longfellow.
  
      2. Capable of being discovered or understood by apparent
            marks or indications; as, the thoughts of men are often
            legible in their countenances.
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