elucidation

[ ih-loo-si-dey-shuhn ]

/ ɪˌlu sɪˈdeɪ ʃən /

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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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Origin of elucidation

First recorded in 1520–30; elucid(ate) + -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM elucidation

non·e·lu·ci·da·tion, noun

Words nearby elucidation

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How to use elucidation in a sentence

The first elucidation of physiologic basis for the connection began in the next decade.
Can Being With Your Family on Thanksgiving Actually Kill You?|Kent Sepkowitz|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Such side-stepping will frustrate newcomers in search of elucidation, or at the very least a fuller picture.
John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature|Malcolm Forbes|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
From the moment of his arrival, Ida studied him intently, and each hour brought difficulties, instead of elucidation.
Alone|Marion Harland
The times are changed, now most readers require parenthetical elucidation after each name except that of Chopin.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks

I am totally unable to give a definition of the word avver, and should feel much gratified by any correspondent's elucidation.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 358|Various
The company here unanimously joined in thanking Sir Henry for the elucidation of the mysteries which had perplexed them.
The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III|Sophia Reeve
His ample bibliography leaves no point necessary for elucidation untouched.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV|Various