Hyphenation of elucidation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word elucidation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

elu-ci-da-tion

Definitions of elucidation:

1.	An act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
2.	An interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding The professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook

Synonyms of elucidation:

noun	explanation
noun	clarification, illumination, interpretation

Last hyphenations of this language

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