clarification

[ klar-uh-fuh-key-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or an instance of making an idea or statement clear: You may use a pencil to circle words, passages, or phrases that you don't understand or that need clarification.

  2. the removal of solid matter from a liquid so that it is clear or translucent: The clarification of butter involves first melting it and then getting rid of all milk solids, leaving behind pure saturated fat.

Origin of clarification

1
First recorded in 1570–80, for an earlier sense; from Latin clārificātiōn-, stem of clārificātiō “a making clear,” from clārificāre “to make clear”; see clarify, -fication

Other words from clarification

  • non·clar·if·i·ca·tion, noun

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