Meanings
noundilucidation (countable and uncountable, plural dilucidations)
plural dilucidations
- countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of making clear; clarification or explanation.
And if such dilucidations be necessary to make us value writings that treat of familiar and secular affairs, […]
1663, Robert Boyle, Some Considerations Touching the Style of the H[oly] Scriptures. […], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC
Origin
- Latindilucidatio
- Englishdilucidation
Latin dilucidatio.
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dilucidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilucidation
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