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Clarification

//ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

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. countable, uncountable
"The clarification of wine."
2
the act of removing solid particles from a liquid wordnet
3
The act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation. countable, uncountable
"Your ideas deserve clarification."
4
an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding wordnet
5
An explanatory comment on, or question about, a point of obscurity. countable, uncountable
"Let me make just one clarification: did he kiss her, or did she kiss him?"

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6
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). countable, uncountable
7
Clarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear. countable, uncountable
"So, just for clarification, you're saying your Chihuahua ate your homework?"

Borrowed from Middle French clarification, from Latin clārificātiō.

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