clarifier

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈklɛɹ.ə.faɪ.əɹ/

Noun

clarifier (plural clarifiers)

1. One who, or that which, clarifies.
2. (linguistics) A speech act intended to clarify or correct one's own prior utterance.
3. A vessel in which the process of clarification is conducted.

   the clarifier in sugar works

4. (cartomancy) An additional card used to enhance or explain the primary cards in a spread.
   • 2004, Barbara Moore, What Tarot Can Do for You: Your Future in the Cards, Llewellyn Worldwide (ISBN 9780738701738), page 20

     […] if any card in the spread puzzles you, you can pull another card from the deck as a clarifier.

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