Dictionary

clarification en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkæɪʃən/ (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌklɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Mary–marry–merry merger

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French clarification, from Latin clārificātiō.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
   • The clarification of wine.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.
   • Your ideas deserve clarification.
3. (countable, uncountable) An explanatory comment on, or question about, a point of obscurity.
   • Let me make just one clarification: did he kiss her, or did she kiss him?
4. (countable, uncountable) A small piece of writing supplemental to a previously published text, intended to disambiguate, explain away obscurities, but not contradict or emend the text (as would a correction).
5. (countable, in the phrase for clarification, uncountable) Clarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear.
   • So, just for clarification, you're saying your Chihuahua ate your homework?

Forms

Deriveds

explainification · reclarification

Relateds

clarify · qualification · sedimentation · clarifier

Translations (64)

pl klaryfikacja (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · hu egyértelműsítés (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · el διαύγαση (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · nl verduidelijking (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · nl opheldering (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · uk осві́тлення (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · es esclarecimiento (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · de Erläuterung (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ia clarification (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · fi selkeytys (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ia clarification (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ca aclariment (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · es clarificación (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · az aydınlaşma (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · pt clarificação (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · it chiarimento (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · hy պարզաբանում (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ar تَوْضِيح (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · fr clarification (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · el αποσαφήνιση (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · it chiarificazione (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · uk роз'я́снення (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · tl klaripikasyon (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · nl klaring (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · ru разъясне́ние (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ca clarificació (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · hu tisztítás (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · fi selkiytys (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ar تَرْوِيق (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · sv förtydligande (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · bg изясняване (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · tl paglilinaw (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ota تصفیه (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · el διευκρίνιση (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · de Verdeutlichung (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · uk очи́щення (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · az aydınlaşdırma (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · nb avklaring (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · fi tarkennus (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ru очище́ние (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · got 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · hu szűrés (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · fi selvennys (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · gl clarificación (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · hu pontosítás (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ru объясне́ние (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ru проясне́ние (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · pt clarificação (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · ro clarificare (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ru поясне́ние (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · it chiarificazione (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · bg избистряне (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · ru осветле́ние (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · nn avklaring (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · fi selkeytys (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · es aclaración (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · es clarificación (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · hi स्पष्टीकरण (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ru очи́стка (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · hu derítés (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · hu tisztázás (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · fr clarification (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)) · fi täsmennys (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc) · ar تَصْفِيَة (physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.))