clarification

C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌklærɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the act of making something clearer or easier to understand

    She asked for clarification on the ambiguous final clause.

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Opposites
obfuscationconfusionobscuration
Word family
Related forms clarifyclearclarity

Etymology

From clarify + -ation, from Late Latin clarificare ('to make clear'), from Latin clarus ('clear') + facere ('to make').

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