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Definition of: pellucid
(pə·l
′sid) adjective
1. Permitting to a certain extent the passage of light; translucent; limpid.
2. Transparent; clear; understandable: a pellucid style. See synonyms under CLEAR, TRANSPARENT. [<L pellucidus <perlucere <per- through + lucere shine]
—pel·lu′cid·ly adverb
—pel·lu′cid·ness, pel·lu·cid·i·ty (pel′·sid′ə·tē) noun
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