perspicuity
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per·spi·cu·i·ty
(pûr′spĭ-kyo͞o′ĭ-tē)n.
1. The quality of being perspicuous; clearness and lucidity: "He was at pains to insist on the perspicuity of what he wrote" (Lionel Trilling).
2. Perspicacity.
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perspicuity
(ˌpɜːspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ)n
1. the quality of being perspicuous
2. acute perception; perspicacity
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per•spi•cu•i•ty
(ˌpɜr spɪˈkyu ɪ ti)n.
clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.
[1470–80; < Latin perspicuitās. See perspicuous, -ity]
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Noun | 1. | perspicuity - clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous |
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perspicuity
nounThe quality of being clear and easy to perceive or understand:
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