Etymology

eclaircissement

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Today it means: An explanation of something obscure or unknown; clarification, enlightenment. Full definition →

First used 17th c.French éclaircissement
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The story

  1. French · derived froméclaircissement
  2. English todayeclaircissement

From French éclaircissement, from éclaircir (“to enlighten, to clarify”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchéclaircissement all →

eclaircise

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. An explanation of something obscure or unknown; clarification, enlightenment.

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