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  1. adjective Free from clouds, mist, or haze: a clear day.
  2. adjective Not obscured or darkened; bright: clear daylight; a clear yellow.
  3. adjective Easily seen through; transparent: clear water.
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  • And one thing is clear, which is at least now we know that Africa is open for business. —  Eleni Gabre-Madhin on Ethiopian economics
  • A Web beacon is an electronic image, also known as a clear GIF or a single-pixel (1x1).
  • "To be clear, the wording of the right to bear arms reservation in the Montana constitution is exactly the same today as it was in 1884." —  VDARE.com - Latest Articles
  • Make sure your points are clear, your terms well-defined, your illustrations appropriate. —  Writers Unbound
  • He's made this perfectly clear which is why the likes of the Conservative Muslim Forum and the Muslim Council of Britain feel confident enough in demanding that Britain change to take account of their ways and to sing the praises of their achievements. —  The British National Party
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  1. Middle English cler, from Old French, from Latin clārus, clear, bright; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English clere, cler, from Old French cler, clair, French clair = Provencal clar = Spanish Portuguese claro = Italian chiaro = Middle Dutch klaer, Dutch klaar = Icelandic klārr = Swedish Danish G. klar, from Latin clarus, clear, bright, brilliant, famous, glorious. From the same source are claret, clarify, clarity, declare, chiaroscuro, etc.
  2. from Middle English clere, from clere, adjective, clear. In 2d sense, cf. clean, adv.
  3. from Middle English cleren = Dutch klaren = Low German kleren, klaren = Middle High German klæren, German klaren, klären = Danish klare = Swedish klara, clear, from the adjective; cf. Spanish clarar (obsolete), clarear = Portuguese clarear = Italian chiarare, chiarire, from Latin clarare, clear, from clarus, clear: see clear, a.
 

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