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English Dictionary: Perspicuity by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perspicuity
n
  1. clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous [syn: perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Perspicuity \Per`spi*cu"i*ty\, n. [L. perspicuitas: cf. F.
      perspicuit[82].]
      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}.
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