Eclaircissement
//eɪˌklɛə(ɹ)siːsˈmɒ̃n// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An explanation of something obscure or unknown; clarification, enlightenment. countable, uncountable
"One of the heroes discovered, in the prize he had made, the very wife of his bosom; and his companion perceived that he had stumbled in the dark upon his own mother. Their mutual astonishment was unspeakable at this eclaircissement […]."
Synonyms
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More examples"One of the heroes discovered, in the prize he had made, the very wife of his bosom; and his companion perceived that he had stumbled in the dark upon his own mother. Their mutual astonishment was unspeakable at this eclaircissement […]."
Etymology
From French éclaircissement, from éclaircir (“to enlighten, to clarify”).
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