Eclaircissement

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eclaircissement \E*clair"cisse*ment\, n. [F., fr. ['e]claircir.
     See {Eclaircise}, v. t.]
     The clearing up of anything which is obscure or not easily
     understood; an explanation.
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           The eclaircissement ended in the discovery of the
           informer.                                --Clarendon.
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