# perspicuous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pəˈspɪkjuːəs/

## Definitions
1. Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
2. (Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
3. That can be seen through clearly; that lets light through.

## Etymology
From Latin perspicuus, in turn from perspiciō (“see through”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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