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How to spell clear

What it means: Free of clouds or mist.

In a sentence: The sky is clear and blue today. ▶

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as cleer or cler.

Same family: cleared, clearing, clearance, clearly, clearer. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Clear” comes from Old French “cler,” meaning bright or light, which traces back to Latin “clarus,” meaning clear, bright, or famous. The idea of something being easy to see later developed into the modern meaning of making something free from obstacles or confusion.

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