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English Dictionary: acuity by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acuity
n
  1. sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
    Synonym(s): acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness
  2. a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
    Synonym(s): acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acuity \A*cu"i*ty\, n. [LL. acuitas: cf. F. acuit[82].]
      Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
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