explication
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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.
- 1991 August 24, Caroline Foty, “It's The End Of The Year As We Know It”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 6, page 10:
- Her anthemic "Who Stands For Life" is a powerful explication of what it means to be "pro-life".
- The sense given by an expositor.
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[edit]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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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “explication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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