explication
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French explication, from Latin explicatio, explicationem.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
explication (countable and uncountable, plural explications)
- The act of opening or unfolding.
- (dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation.
- The sense given by an expositor.
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Translations edit
the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining
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explanation — see explanation
sense given by an expositor
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin explicātiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
explication f (plural explications)
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Further reading edit
- “explication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.