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Webster 1913 Edition


Eclaircissement


E-clair′cisse-ment

,
Noun.
[F., fr.
éclaircir
. See
Eclaircise
,
Verb.
T.
]
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.
Explanation; the clearing up of any thing not before understood.

Definition 2024


éclaircissement

éclaircissement

See also: eclaircissement

English

Noun

éclaircissement (plural éclaircissements)

  1. Alternative form of 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)

  1. A clarification, notably on an obscure subject

Synonyms

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