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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle French explication, from Latin explicatio, explicationem.

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Noun edit

explication (countable and uncountable, plural explications)

  1. The act of opening or unfolding.
  2. (dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation.
  3. The sense given by an expositor.

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French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin explicātiōnem.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛk.spli.ka.sjɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun edit

explication f (plural explications)

  1. explanation

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