clarification
pronunciation
How to pronounce clarification in British English:
UK [ˌklærəfɪ'keɪʃn]
How to pronounce clarification in American English:
US [ˌklærəfəˈkeʃən]
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- Noun:
- an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
- the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
Word Origin
- clarification (n.)
- 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 revising or expanding an earlier statement but stopping short of a correction" is attested by 1969, originally in newspapers.
Example
- 1. No one presents concerns until clarification is complete .
- 2. The debate could do with a little clarification .
- 3. More emphasis was put on individual freedom , authenticity and values clarification .
- 4. The answer to the second is easy , too : last week we got neither qe3 nor further clarification of fed policy .
- 5. The white house later issued a clarification .