clarification — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.

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   The clarification of wine.

2. The act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.

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   Your ideas deserve clarification.

3. An explanatory comment on, or question about, a point of obscurity.

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   Let me make just one clarification: did he kiss her, or did she kiss him?

4. A small piece of writing supplemental to a previously published text, intended to disambiguate, explain away obscurities, but not contradict or emend the text (as would a correction).

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5. Clarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear.

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   • in the phrase for clarification

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   So, just for clarification, you're saying your Chihuahua ate your homework?

Noun

1. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

   Synonyms

   elucidationillumination

   Broader terms

   interpretation

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   the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook

2. the act of removing solid particles from a liquid

   Synonyms

   clearing

   Broader terms

   improvement