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elucidation
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noun
an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
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noun
(= clarification)
an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
factor
Noun
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A factor is one of a number of things that causes a result.
The main factor in the success of our program is our excellent teachers.