elucidation

CEFRC1

/ɪˌlu.sɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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noun
A clear explanation of something difficult to understand.
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noun
Extra detail
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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2016, December 6, Christopher Hooton writing in The Independent, Westworld: Ed Harris doesn’t have a clue what’s going on either The finale might not provide much elucidation, a feature-length instalment that bombarded the viewer with information.
The essay might, undoubtedly, have been rendered much more complete by a collection of a greater number of facts in elucidation of the general argument.

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The essay might, undoubtedly, have been rendered much more complete by a collection of a greater number of facts in elucidation of the general argument.
1798, Thomas Malthus., An Essay on the Principle of Population
At a time like the present when Eastern æsthetics are attracting the attention of scholars in all quarters, and particularly when the great field of Buddhist art is coming more into focus, a view of a little-known aspect of this subject may perhaps be the humble means of assisting in the elucidation of some of the complex problems with which this study is surrounded.
1912, Percy Brown, Picturesque Nepal
This note does not arrive at any conclusions not previously obtained by Bastable, Marshall and Pigou, but it shows the nature of the slip which led Edgeworth to conclusions contrary to theirs, and demonstrates the applicability of Marshall's "offer curve" apparatus to the elucidation of this problem.
1936 August, A. P. Lerner, “The Symmetry between Import and Export Taxes”, in Economica, volume 3, number 11, →JSTOR, pages 306-313

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