How to pronounce perspicacious
American English pronunciation
pur-spih-KAY-shus
- IPA
- /ˌpɝspɪˈkeɪʃəs/
- Syllables
- pur · spih · KAY · shus (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What perspicacious means
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In a sentence: A perspicacious reader spots the twist by chapter three.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning to see through.
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