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dilucid

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /daɪˈl(j)uːsɪd/
  • /dɪˈl(j)uːsɪd/

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adj

Meaning 1

clear or lucid

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Italic *loukēō Latin lūceō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin lūcidus Latin dīlūcidus English dilucid From Latin dilucidus, from dilucere (“to be light enough to tell objects apart”). See lucid.