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elucidation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of elucidation

a statement that makes something clear

the candidate issued what were supposed to be elucidations of his earlier statements, but they did little to quell the controversy

Synonyms of elucidation

clarification, construction, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition, illumination, illustration, interpretation, road map

Words Related to elucidation

paraphrase, restatement, translation

annotation, comment, commentary, epexegesis, gloss

deciphering, decoding

disentanglement, unscrambling

edification, enlightenment

definition, meaning

demonstration, enactment

justification, rationale, rationalization, reasoning

caution, caveat, warning

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