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perspicuous

Pronunciation: /pəˈspɪkjuːəs/

The English word “perspicuous” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
  2. (Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
  3. That can be seen through clearly; that lets light through.

Etymology

From Latin perspicuus, in turn from perspiciō (“see through”).

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