English Explanatory Dictionary

explication

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of opening or unfolding.
  2. The act of explaining; an explanation.
  3. The sense given by an expositor.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

explication explications

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French explication, from Latin explicātiō, explicātiōnem.

Related words

explicate explicator explicit

Derived words

misexplication
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