elucidation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
  2. noun an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
    illumination; clarification.
    • the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook

WordNet

E*lu`ci*da"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. élucidation.
Definitions
  1. A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example may serve for further elucidation of the subject.

Webster 1913