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celerity (en)

(noun) rapidity of motion or action

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celerity


The Making of the English Working Class
by E.P. Thompson

The Making of the English Working Class
by E.P. Thompson

The Making of the English Working Class
by E.P. Thompson


The problem was to indoctrinate the youth in ‘habits of attention, celerity, and order’.

—p.780 Class Consciousness (711) by E.P. Thompson
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1 year, 11 months ago

The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
by Vladimir Nabokov

The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
by Vladimir Nabokov

The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
by Vladimir Nabokov


the level of her lemonade sinking with a kind of childish celerity

—p.422 SPRING IN FIALTA (413) by Vladimir Nabokov
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1 year, 8 months ago

The Twittering Machine
by Richard Seymour

The Twittering Machine
by Richard Seymour

The Twittering Machine
by Richard Seymour


The Twittering Machine thrives on its celerity, informality and interactivity.

it does sound like a word that has to do with quickness

—p.25 by Richard Seymour
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4 years, 10 months ago