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éclair·cisse·ment (ā kler sēs män′)
noun
a clearing up, as of a disputed or difficult point; clarification
Etymology: Fr < éclaircir, to clear up < OFr esclarcir < VL *exclaricire < L ex-, intens. + claricare, to gleam < clarus, clear
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