Antonyms for elucidation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-loo-si-deyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlu sɪˌdeɪt


Definition of elucidation

Origin :
  • 1560s, noun of action from elucidate.
  • noun illustration
Example sentences :
  • At all events she would throw the burden of an elucidation upon him.
  • Extract from : « Adam Johnstone's Son » by F. Marion Crawford
  • The language was unequivocal, the assertion one that required no elucidation.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • Both were able to explain the matter, and Karl proceeded to offer the elucidation.
  • Extract from : « The Plant Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • The most valuable recent contribution to the elucidation of this subject.
  • Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins
  • Yet I think the context furnishes a clue to its elucidation.
  • Extract from : « The Castaways » by Harry Collingwood
  • Surely, the voice-part in these classics is not without its need of elucidation.
  • Extract from : « Style in Singing » by W. E. Haslam
  • We will just touch on a few facts which are necessary to the elucidation of our tale.
  • Extract from : « The Battery and the Boiler » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • "I can only reiterate my sister's words, which demand no elucidation," replied Cornelia.
  • Extract from : « Sandra Belloni, Complete » by George Meredith
  • The elucidation of this point does not remove the obscurity of the next.
  • Extract from : « The Mason-bees » by J. Henri Fabre
  • And so there was the elucidation: and Janet was just as unconscious of what she had done as the bed-post.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Third Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Synonyms for elucidation

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