dilucidation

English

Etymology

Latin dilucidatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃən/, /dɪˌljuːsɪˈdeɪʃən/

Noun

dilucidation (countable and uncountable, plural dilucidations)

1. (obsolete) The act of making clear; clarification or explanation.
   • 1663, Robert Boyle, Some Considerations Touching the Style of the H[oly] Scriptures. […], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC:

     And if such dilucidations be necessary to make us value writings that treat of familiar and secular affairs, […]

Related terms

• dilucid

References

• “dilucidation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.