elucidation

Variant of elucidate

transitive verb, intransitive verb elucidated, elucidating

to make clear (esp. something abstruse); explain

Origin: < LL elucidatus, pp. of elucidare, to make light or clear < L e-, out + lucidus: see lucid

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