how to pronounce perspicacity

/ˌpɜː.spɪˈkæs.ə.ti/

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perspicacity is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of perspicacity in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Mendel had the perspicacity to see …”

meanings of perspicacity

noun:

The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.
Acute discernment or understanding; insight.
Keen eyesight.

perspicacity frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word perspicacity occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics perspicacity can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that perspicacity can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;