Etymology

conspicuous

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Today it means: Obvious or easy to notice. Full definition →

Latin conspicuus
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  1. Latin · derived fromconspicuus“visible, striking”
  2. English todayconspicuous

From Latin conspicuus (“visible, striking”), from cōnspicere (“to notice”), from con- (“with, together”) + specere (“to look at”).

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