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Postby Bailey » Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:19 pm

pel·lu·cid (p-lsd)
adj.
1. Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent. See Synonyms at clear.
2. Transparently clear in style or meaning: pellucid prose.



[Latin pellcidus, from pellcre, to shine through : per-, through; see per- + lcre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]



pel·lu·cidi·ty, pel·lucid·ness n.
pel·lucid·ly adv.

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Postby Slava » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:01 am

Such a beautiful word and it hasn't yet been seen in an official form here. Clearly, a shame.
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