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How to spell clarification

Clarification is spelled C-L-A-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

What it means: An explanation that makes something easier to understand.

In a sentence: I needed clarification to understand the game rules better. ▶

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Same family: clarify, clarified, clarifying, clarifier, clear. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Clarification comes from the Latin verb *clarificare*, meaning 'to make clear,' from *clarus* ('clear, bright, loud'). The same Latin root also gives us words like 'clarity' and 'declare,' all connected to the idea of making something clear or easy to see or understand.

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