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readability

[ree-duh-bil-i-tee]

read·a·bil·i·ty

[ree-duh-bil-i-tee]
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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Readability has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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readable (ˈriːdəbəl)
 
adj
1.  (of handwriting, etc) able to be read or deciphered; legible
2.  (of style of writing) interesting, easy, or pleasant to read
 
reada'bility
 
n
 
'readableness
 
n
 
'readably
 
adv

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