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View synonyms for elucidation

elucidation

[ ih-loo-si-dey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of explaining or making something clear:

    Ideas may occur in abstract forms, but their elucidation happens only through language.

  2. 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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