n. The Enlightenment. [German : auf, up (from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German; see upo in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + Klärung, a making clear (from klären, to make clear, from Middle High German klæren, from klār, clear, from Latin clārus; see CLEAR).] |
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