dilucidation

/dɪˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃən/

Etymology

Latin dilucidatio.

dilucidation means the act of making clear; clarification or explanation. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

dilucidation is pronounced /dɪˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃən/.

Why “dilucidation” is a great word

DILUCIDATION — [Noun] The act of making something clear or lucid; clarification or explanation. From the Latin dīlūcidātiōn-em, from dīlūcidāre ("to make clear"), from di- (intensive prefix) + lūcidus ("clear, bright"). First attested in English in 1615. Unlike "elucidation," which suggests a scholarly explication of intricacies, or "clarification," which denotes the simple removal of ambiguity, dilucidation is the formal, now-antique act of casting brightness upon a subject. It is the patient cleaning of a dusty windowpane, the precise adjustment of a lens to bring a specimen into focus, or the single beam of lamplight that finds a crucial line in a dense manuscript—a quiet ceremony of illumination whose very name has faded into the shadows it sought to dispel.

noun

The 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, […]”