simplicity

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sim·plic·i·ty / simˈplisitē/ • n. the quality or condition of being easy to understand or do: for the sake of simplicity, this chapter will concentrate on one theory. ∎  the quality or condition of being plain or natural: the grandeur and simplicity of Roman architecture. ∎  a thing that is plain, natural, or easy to understand: the simplicities of pastoral living.PHRASES: be simplicity itself be extremely easy.

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