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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding;
- Example: "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
[syn: clarification, elucidation, illumination]

2. the act of removing solid particles from a liquid;
[syn: clearing, clarification]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clarification \Clar`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. clarification, L.
   clarificatio glorification.]
   1. The act or process of making clear or transparent, by
      freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
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   2. The act of freeing from obscurities.
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            The clarification of men's ideas.     --Whewell.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

clarification
    n 1: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding;
         "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the
         textbook" [syn: clarification, elucidation,
         illumination]
    2: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn:
       clearing, clarification]