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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
clarification
    n 1: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding;
         "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the
         textbook" [syn: clarification, elucidation,
         illumination]
    2: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn:
       clearing, clarification]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Clarification \Clar`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. clarification, L.
   clarificatio glorification.]
   1. The act or process of making clear or transparent, by
      freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The act of freeing from obscurities.
      [1913 Webster]

            The clarification of men's ideas.     --Whewell.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Clarification:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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