eyesight
[ ahy-sahyt ]
/ ˈaɪˌsaɪt /
noun
the power or faculty of seeing.
the act or fact of seeing.
the range of the eye: to come within eyesight.
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eyesight
/ (ˈaɪˌsaɪt) /
noun
the ability to see; faculty of sight
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eyesight
[ ī′sīt′ ]
n.
The faculty of sight; vision.
Range of vision; view.
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