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pellucid

Meaningto shine through

Common meaning: clear, transparent

Journey through time

  1. Latinpellucere‘to shine through’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsto shine through → transparentpellucidus‘transparent’source
  3. Englishpellucid‘clear, transparent’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin pellucere ‘to shine through’.

Roots

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