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   Per·cip·i·ent

   /pərˈsipēənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) having a good understanding of things; perceptive: "he is a percipient interpreter of the public mood"

   noun

   • 1. (especially in philosophy or with reference to psychic phenomena) a person who is able to perceive things.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin percipient- ‘seizing, understanding’, from the verb percipere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. percipiently adverb

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