"perspicuous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pəˈspɪkjuːəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɚˈspɪkjuːəs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perspicuous.wav [UK] Forms: more perspicuous [comparative], most perspicuous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin perspicuus, in turn from perspiciō (“see through”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*speḱ-}}, {{uder|en|la|perspicuus}} Latin perspicuus, {{m|la|perspiciō||see through}} perspiciō (“see through”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} perspicuous (comparative more perspicuous, superlative most perspicuous)
  1. Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid. Translations (clearly expressed): ясен (jasen) (Bulgarian), прегледен (pregleden) (Bulgarian), разбираем (razbiraem) (Bulgarian), 明白 (mingbai) (Chinese Mandarin), duidelijk (Dutch), begrijpelijk (Dutch), klaar (Dutch), σαφής (safís) (Greek), 명백한 (myeongbaekhan) (Korean), perspicuus (Latin), tydelig (Norwegian Bokmål), ясный (jasnyj) (Russian), понятный (ponjatnyj) (Russian), чёткий (čótkij) (Russian), perspicuo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-perspicuous-en-adj-mEVPABGJ Disambiguation of 'clearly expressed': 85 10 5
  2. (logic) (Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out. Categories (topical): Logic Translations (logic: explicitly laid out): експлицитен (ekspliciten) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-perspicuous-en-adj-bT0vo~jv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 84 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 11 75 14 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'logic: explicitly laid out': 17 82 1
  3. (rare) Transparent; translucent. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-perspicuous-en-adj-JydvQzkO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: perspicuously, perspicuousness Related terms: perspicuity, perspicacious, perspicaciously, perspicacity, perspective

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