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lucid
[ loo-sid ]
/ Ëlu sÉȘd /
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adjective
easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness.
shining or bright.
clear; pellucid; transparent.
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lucha libre, Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor, Lucian, Lucianne, lucid, lucida, lucidity, Lucifer, luciferase, Luciferian
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British Dictionary definitions for lucid
lucid
/ (ËluËsÉȘd) /
adjective
readily understood; clear
shining or glowing
psychiatry of or relating to a period of normality between periods of insane or irresponsible behaviour
Derived forms of lucid
lucidity or lucidness, nounlucidly, adverbWord Origin for lucid
C16: from Latin lƫcidus full of light, from lƫx light
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