elucidation.

The making of something clearer through explanation.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• elucidation of a problem
• further elucidation

On the page

Elucidation of the problem required a distinction the summary had omitted.

Further elucidation made the objection understandable without refuting it.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: explicit explanation, scope and categorization, proof and interpretation, philosophical foundations. Disciplines: academic writing, formal reasoning, philosophy. Commonness: moderately common.