a pellucid explanation

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• lucid — lucidity, lucidness, n. lucidly, adv. /looh sid/, adj. 1. easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation. 2. characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness. 3 …   Universalium

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• lucid — lu•cid [[t]ˈlu sɪd[/t]] adj. 1) easily understood; intelligible: a lucid explanation[/ex] 2) rational; sane: a lucid moment in his madness[/ex] 3) glowing with light; luminous 4) clear; pellucid; transparent • Etymology: 1575–85; < L lūcidus… …   From formal English to slang