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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

  1. noun An open area within a forest or wooded area with no trees.
  2. noun The processing of financial transactions, such as checks or payments, through a central system.

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