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intelligibility

[in-tel-i-juh-bil-i-tee] / ɪnˌtɛl ɪ dʒəˈbɪl ɪ ti /












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Lang also insists upon amplification, which can or cannot enhance the intelligibility of text.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

He long ago left behind intelligibility, at least in the conventional sense.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2023

But like most palindromes, Tenet prizes reversibility over intelligibility: The point of “Able was I ere I saw Elba” is that it reads the same both ways, not that it teaches you anything.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2020

To great effect, this lack of narrative intelligibility challenges the implicit bargain between the film and viewer regarding the nature of the truth.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2019

A quiet, self-possessed manner, and intelligibility should be regarded as essential at such times.

From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Lunettes, Henry




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