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n. - Uplifting enlightenment.

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  • So, perhaps a point of clarification/edification is required by you.
  • I don't think edification is the answer for ignorance, it may require a heart transplant.
  • So here, for your edification, is an incredibly scientific pair of polls which will revolutionize modern science and understanding of sexuality.
  • Just for Mr. Byers’ edification, schmuck is a German word for that part of the male phallus that is covered by the foreskin.
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