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Definition of transparency noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

transparency

noun
 
 
/trænsˈpærənsi/
 
/trænsˈpærənsi/
(plural transparencies)
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  1.  
    [uncountable] the quality of something, such as a situation or an argument, that makes it easy to understand
    • a need for greater transparency in legal documents
    • The police reforms will ensure greater transparency and accountability.
  2. [uncountable] the quality of something, such as glass, that allows you to see through it
  3. (also informal tranny)
     [countable] a picture printed on a piece of film, usually in a frame, that can be shown on a screen by shining light through the film synonym slide
  4. [uncountable] the quality in something, such as an excuse or a lie, that allows somebody to see the truth easily
    • They were shocked by the transparency of his lies.
    5. Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a general term denoting a transparent object): from medieval Latin transparentia, from transparent- ‘shining through’, from Latin transparere, from trans- ‘through’ + parere ‘appear’.
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