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View synonyms for elucidation
elucidation
[ ih-loo-si-dey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of explaining or making something clear:
Ideas may occur in abstract forms, but their elucidation happens only through language.
- an explanation or clarification:
Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for his elucidation of the photoelectric effect.
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Other Words From
- non·e·lu·ci·da·tion noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elucidation1
First recorded in 1520–30; elucid(ate) ( def ) + -ation ( def )
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