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perspicience

/pɜːˈspɪ.ʃəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-spicience
IPA
/pɜːˈspɪ.ʃəns/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of looking sharply; keen vision.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin perspicientia, from perspiciens, past participle of perspicere. See perspective.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: perspicientia

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /pɜːˈspɪ.ʃəns/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce perspicience?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɜːˈspɪ.ʃəns/.
What does perspicience mean?
The act of looking sharply; keen vision.
Where does perspicience come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce perspicience

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