PERSPICACITIES

Noun

perspicacities

plural of perspicacity

Source: Wiktionary


PERSPICACITY

Per`spi*cac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. perspicacitas: cf. F. perspicacité. See Perspicacious.]

Definition: The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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