ELUCIDATION

clarification, elucidation, illumination

(noun) an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; “the professor’s clarification helped her to understand the textbook”

elucidation

(noun) an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

elucidation (countable and uncountable, plural elucidations)

A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration

Source: Wiktionary


E*lu`ci*da"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. Ă©lucidation.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 February 2025

PRESCRIPTIVE

(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”


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According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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