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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


eclaircissement

eclaircissement

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English

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Noun

eclaircissement (plural eclaircissements)

  1. An explanation of something obscure or unknown; clarification, enlightenment. [from 17th c.]
    • 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, XVI:
      But either her courage failed, or some other sentiment impeded her seeking an éclaircissement.

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