| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| perspicuous |
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| SYLLABICATION: | per·spic·u·ous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  p r-sp k y -s |
| ADJECTIVE: | Clearly expressed or presented; easy to understand. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin perspicuus, from perspicere, to see through. See perspicacious. | | OTHER FORMS: | per·spicu·ous·ly —ADVERB
per·spicu·ous·ness —NOUN
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