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leg⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty

[lej-uh-bil-i-tee]
–noun
1. Also, leg⋅i⋅ble⋅ness. the state or quality of being legible.
2. Also called visibility. Typography. the quality of type that affects the perceptibility of a word, line, or paragraph of printed matter. Compare readability (def. 2).

Origin:
1670–80; legible + -ity
leg·i·ble   (lěj'ə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Possible to read or decipher: legible handwriting.
  2. Plainly discernible; apparent: legible weaknesses in character and disposition.

[Middle English, from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
leg'i·bil'i·ty, leg'i·ble·ness n., leg'i·bly adv.

Legibility

Leg`i*bil"i*ty\ (l[e^]j`[i^]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. The quality of being legible; legibleness. --Sir. D. Brewster.
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