éCLAIRCISSEMENT
\ˌe͡ɪtˈɪldə kˈɒpɪɹˌa͡ɪt klˈe͡əsɪsmənt], \ˌeɪtˈɪldə kˈɒpɪɹˌaɪt klˈeəsɪsmənt], \ˌeɪ__t_ˈɪ_l_d_ə_ k_ˈɒ_p_ɪ_ɹ_ˌaɪ_t k_l_ˈeə_s_ɪ_s_m_ə_n_t]\
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ek-l[=a]r-sis'mong, n. the act of clearing up anything: explanation.--COME TO AN ÉCLAIRCISSEMENT, to come to an understanding: to explain conduct that seemed equivocal. [Fr. éclaircir, pr.p. -cissant, é--L. ex, out, clair--L. clarus, clear.]
By Thomas Davidson
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- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
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