English → Latin
“elucidation” in Latin
explicātiōThe act of unfolding or unrolling.; An explanation, explication, exposition.explānātiōexplanation, interpretation; exposition; articulation, pronunciationinterpretātiōexplanation, exposition, interpretation; a translation, version; signification, meaningēnārrātiōa detailed exposition or interpretation; a teacher's explanation or interpretation of a text, which he would deliver to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
elucidation
explicatio: explanatio: interpretatio: enarratio (running commentary on a writer).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for elucidation?
- The usual Latin words for “elucidation” are explicātiō, explānātiō, interpretātiō; also ēnārrātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.