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readability

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read⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty

  [ree-duh-bil-i-tee]
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–noun
1. Also, read⋅a⋅ble⋅ness. the state or quality of being readable.
2. Typography. the property of type that affects the ease with which printed matter can be read for a sustained period. Compare legibility (def. 2).
Origin:
1835–45; readable + -ity
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read·a·ble   (rē'də-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Easily read; legible: a readable typeface.

  2. Pleasurable or interesting to read: a readable story.

read'a·bil'i·ty, read'a·ble·ness n., read'a·bly adv.
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