Meaning of ELUCIDATION
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- [n] an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
- [n] an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
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| | Synonyms: | | clarification, illumination |
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| | See Also: | | disambiguation, explanation, interpretation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E*lu`ci*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lucidation.]
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which
elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an
illustration; as, one example may serve for further
elucidation of the subject.
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| | Related Terms: | | allegorization, clarification, cracking, decipherment, decoding, demonstration, demythologization, editing, emendation, enlightenment, euhemerism, exegesis, exemplification, explanation, explication, exposition, expounding, illumination, illustration, light, rationale, reason, simplification, solution, unlocking |
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