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intelligibility

noun

  1. in philosophy, the property of being perceptible by the mind, as opposed to the senses
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ / /ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ti/ / [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi]

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English intelligible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English intelligibility From intelligible + -ity.

  1. That which is intelligible; the degree to which something is intelligible.

    Figure 8.1 shows the students' perceptions of the NSE and NNSE varieties in terms of intelligibility. […]

  2. The quality of recorded speech of every word being understandable.