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intelligibility

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Etymology

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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.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
      • (US) IPA(key): [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi], [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]

    Noun

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    intelligibility (usually uncountable, plural intelligibilities)

    1. That which is intelligible; the degree to which something is intelligible.
      • 2016, Noor Azam Haji-Othman, James McLellan, David Deterding, The Use and Status of Language in Brunei Darussalam: A Kingdom of Unexpected Linguistic Diversity, Springer, →ISBN, page 104:
        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.

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