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Word: Perspicacious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin perspicax, perspicac- ‘seeing clearly’ + -acious
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpəːspɪˈkeɪʃəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having a ready insight into and understanding of things
Short Definition:having ready insight into and understanding of things
Examples:- it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter
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