clarification

Noun
Synonyms: elucidationilluminationclearing

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding“the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook”Synonyms: elucidationillumination
  2. the act of removing solid particles from a liquidSynonyms: clearing
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

2.The act of freeing from obscurities. [1913 Webster]

The clarification of men's ideas.— Whewell.[1913 Webster]
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