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English Dictionary: clarification by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clarification
n
  1. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
    Synonym(s): clarification, elucidation, illumination
  2. the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
    Synonym(s): clearing, clarification
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clarification \Clar`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. clarification, L.
      clarificatio glorification.]
      1. The act or process of making clear or transparent, by
            freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
  
      2. The act of freeing from obscurities.
  
                     The clarification of men's ideas.      --Whewell.
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