Aufklärung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- awareness noun Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
- clearing noun An open area within a forest or wooded area with no trees.
- education noun The process of teaching or learning, especially in schools.
- enlightenment noun The state of having clear understanding, insight, or wisdom.
- recon noun Reconnaissance — the act of scouting an area to gather information, especially in a military context.
- reconnaissance noun The act of exploring or observing an area to gather information, especially before military action.
- resolution noun A firm decision to do or not do something.
- scout noun A person sent ahead to gather information, especially about an enemy or unfamiliar territory.
Senses
Aufklärung is used for these senses in English:
- Enlightenment (history) A 17th- and 18th-century European intellectual movement emphasizing rationalism. The period during which it flourished is called the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason.
- clearing The act or process of making or becoming clear.
- eclaircissement An explanation of something obscure or unknown; clarification, enlightenment. [from 17th c.]
- education (countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.
- enlightenment An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
- recon (chiefly, US, military slang) reconnaissance.
- reconnaissance The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.
- reconnoiter (American spelling) An act or instance of reconnoitering.
clearing — full definition
- noun An open area within a forest or wooded area with no trees.
- noun The processing of financial transactions, such as checks or payments, through a central system.