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legibility

[lej-uh-bil-i-tee]

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
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Legibility has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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legible (ˈlɛdʒəbəl)
 
adj
1.  (of handwriting, print, etc) able to be read or deciphered
2.  able to be discovered; discernible
 
[C14: from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere to read]
 
legi'bility
 
n
 
'legibleness
 
n
 
'legibly
 
adv

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