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legible

leg·i·ble [ léjjəb'l ]

adjective

Definition:

able to be read: clear enough to be read

[15th century. < late Latin legibilis< Latin legere "to read"]

leg·i·bil·i·ty [ lèjjə bíllətee ] noun

leg·i·bly adverb

Word History


	The Latin word legere "to collect, choose, read," from which legible is derived, is also the source ofEnglishcoil,collect¹,cull,elect,elegant,intelligent,lecture,legend,legion,lesson,neglect, andselect.

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