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clarification
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, "act of clearing or refining" (especially of liquid substances), from French clarification , from Late Latin clarificationem (nominative clarificatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of clarificare (see clarify ). The meaning "statement ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clarification \Clar`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. clarification, L. clarificatio glorification.] The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine. The act of freeing from obscurities. The clarification ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE further ▪ It would also have the incidental advantage of further clarification of expectations of managers. ▪ When a complaint is received the committee generally seeks further clarification from the firm. ▪ However, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurity; particularly, the clearing or fine of liquid substances from feculent matter by the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" [syn: elucidation , illumination ] the act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn: clearing ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Clarification or clarify may refer to: Clarification (journalism) Clarification (cooking), purification of broths Clarification, preparation of clarified butter Clarification and stabilization of wine Clarification (water treatment) Clarifications The Wire ...
Usage examples of clarification.
The Fuehrer considers it necessary that we be not taken by surprise by the outbreak of a German-Polish conflict while we are striving for a clarification of German-Russian relations.
He therefore considers a previous clarification necessary, if only to be able to take into account Russian interests in case of such a conflict, which would, of course, be difficult without such a clarification.
Although the more casual reader may wish to skip the endnotes completely, the more diligent reader will find in the notes amplifications of points made in the text, clarifications of ideas that have been simplified in the text, as well as a few technical excursions for those with mathematical training.
He left the conduct of the meeting largely to Eumenes, who struck Bisesa as a very smart cookie, and to Hephaistion, who would interrupt Eumenes, seeking clarification or even contradicting his colleague.
When we are ill there is a failure of coordination at one or more levels in these hierarchies, and the clarification of the relation of body to mind and psychosomatic illness requires a hierarchical approach.
Tom was now extremely vulnerable: If Sela asked for further clarification, there was no way that Tom was going to be able to dodge it.
And, predictably, anyone continually knitting his life into contexts of intention, import, and clarifications of meaning will in the end find that he has lost the sense of experiencing life.
So perhaps context, not clarification, is the saving grace of introductions such as those scattered through this collection.
Then, without further clarification, this odd woman hung up the phone.
Hobie listened quietly, only occasionally asking for clarification of a detail.
AI decided it was incumbent upon it to disobey directives and contact its owner, if only to seek clarification of those same prohibitions.
However, if they need any clarifications they'd rather not have to subpoena me from civilian life.
I suspect, also, that the Army doesn't want you making any clarifications to the press, which is the real reason they're holding on to you.
He interrupted again and again, asking for clarifications, trying to draw solid information from every nuance of her voice, her body language, her descriptions.
Desktops will receive the results and communicate with the Net to receive additional clarifications and instructions and to convey information gathered from their environment (mostly, from the user).