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  • 111pornography — 1857, description of prostitutes, from Fr. pornographie, from Gk. pornographos (one) writing of prostitutes, from porne prostitute, originally bought, purchased (with an original notion, probably of female slave sold for prostitution; related to… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 112comprehensibly — adj. understandably, intelligibly …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 113lucidly — adv. intelligibly; rationally; clearly, translucently; brightly, radiantly …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 114strategic studies — military education whose purpose is to provide the student with the tools to be prepared to fight intelligibly in a battle …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 115Imperialism —    A word of polemical power, analytical imprecision, and historically variant meaning, the term imperialism is used in this volume to describe the period of rapid European expansion in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Imperialism is …

    Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • 116Liberal Party —    In British politics, the Liberal Party was the nineteenth century successor to the Whigs of the Stuart and Hanoverian eras. In their own minds, the Liberals were the party of reform, liberty, and progress. Although in socialist dogma they were …

    Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • 117intelligible — [ɪn tɛlɪdʒɪb(ə)l] adjective able to be understood. ↘Philosophy able to be understood only by the intellect. Derivatives intelligibility noun intelligibly adverb Origin ME: from L. intelligibilis, from intelligere (see intelligence) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 118understandingly — ad. Intelligibly, intelligently, with full knowledge, with the eyes open …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 119intelligible — adjective intelligible speech, writing, or ideas can be easily understood: He was so drunk that his speech was barely intelligible. (+ to): Newspapers must be intelligible to all levels of readers. intelligibly adverb intelligibility /In teliZK… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 120clearly — adverb 1) write clearly Syn: intelligibly, plainly, distinctly, comprehensibly, with clarity; legibly, audibly; formal perspicuously 2) clearly, substantial changes are needed Syn: obviously, evidently, patently …

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