clarification

Definition

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French clarification, from Latin clārificātiō.

Example Sentences

• "The clarification of wine."
• "Your ideas deserve clarification."
• "Let me make just one clarification: did he kiss her, or did she kiss him?"

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