Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-TEL'LI-GI-BLE
IN-TEL-LI-GI-BIL'I-TY, or IN-TEL'LI-GI-BLE-NESSIN-TEL'LI-GI-BLY
IN-TEL'LI-GI-BLE, a. [Fr. from L. intelligibilis.]
That may be understood or comprehended; as, an intelligible account. The rules of human duty are intelligible to minds of the smallest capacity.
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