éclaircissement
See also: eclaircissement
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French éclaircissement.
Noun edit
éclaircissement (countable and uncountable, plural éclaircissements)
- Alternative form of eclaircissement.
French edit
Etymology edit
From éclaircir (“to clarify”) + -ment.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /e.klɛʁ.sis.mɑ̃/
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃
- Homophone: éclaircissements
- Hyphenation: é‧clair‧cisse‧ment
Noun edit
éclaircissement m (plural éclaircissements)
- a clarification, notably on an obscure subject
- Synonyms: clarification, explication
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “éclaircissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.