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Webster 1913 Edition
Eclaircissement
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E-clair′cisse-ment
,Noun.
The clearing up of anything which is obscure or not easily understood; an explanation.
The
eclaircissement
ended in the discovery of the informer. Clarendon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Eclaircissement
ECLA'IRCISSEMENT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
éclaircissement
éclaircissement
See also: eclaircissement
French
Etymology
From the root of the present participle of éclaircir, éclairciss + -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.klɛʁ.sis.mɑ̃/
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃
- Homophone: éclaircissements
- Hyphenation: é‧clair‧cisse‧ment
Noun
éclaircissement m (plural éclaircissements)
- A clarification, notably on an obscure subject