PENETRATIONS

Noun

penetrations

plural of penetration

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PENETRATION

Pen"e*tra`tion, n. Etym: [L. penetratio: cf. F. pénétration.]

1. The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult. And to each in ward part, With gentle penetration, though unseen, Shoots invisible virtue even to the deep. Milton. A penetration into the difficulties of algebra. Watts.

2. Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration. Walpole.

Syn.

– Discernment; sagacity; acuteness; sharpness; discrimination. See Discernment, and Sagacity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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