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perspicuity

 
Dictionary: per·spi·cu·i·ty   (pûr'spĭ-kyū'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
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  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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IN BRIEF: Clarity of expression; lucidity.

pronunciation Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. — Thomas Fuller (1608-1661)

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
  Synonyms: perspicuousness, plainness


 
 
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