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perspicacious
per·spi·ca·cious
[
pùrspi káyshəss
]
adjective
Definition:
perceptive:
penetratingly discerning or perceptive
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
perspicac-
<
perspicere
(see
perspective
)
]
per·spi·ca·cious·ly
adverb
per·spi·ca·cious·ness
noun
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