| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| celerity |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ce·ler·i·ty |
| PRONUNCIATION: | s -l r -t |
| NOUN: | Swiftness of action or motion; speed. See synonyms at haste. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French célérité, from Old French, from Latin celerit s, from celer, swift.
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