INTELLIGIBLE

apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable

(adjective) capable of being apprehended or understood

intelligible

(adjective) well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly; “intelligible pronunciation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

intelligible (comparative more intelligible, superlative most intelligible)

Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.

Synonyms

• understandable; See also comprehensible

Antonyms

• unintelligible; See also incomprehensible

Source: Wiktionary


In*tel"li*gi*ble, Etym: [L. intellegibilis: cf. F. intelligible. See Intelligent.]

Definition: Capable of being understood or comprehended; as, an intelligible account or description; intelligible pronunciation, writing, etc. The intelligible forms of ancient poets. Coleridge.

Syn.

– Comprehensible; perspicuous; plain; clear.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HEMLOCK

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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