"prospicuous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more prospicuous [comparative], most prospicuous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin prōspicuus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|prōspicuus}} Latin prōspicuus Head templates: {{en-adj}} prospicuous (comparative more prospicuous, superlative most prospicuous)
  1. (obsolete) Able to be seen from far away; conspicuous. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-prospicuous-en-adj-J6K1ji4w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (obsolete) Distinguished or fair to behold. Tags: obsolete
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