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Explication

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of opening or unfolding. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a detailed explanation of the meaning of something wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of explaining; an explanation. countable, dated, formal, uncountable

    "Her anthemic "Who Stands For Life" is a powerful explication of what it means to be "pro-life"."

  4. 4
    the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc. wordnet
  5. 5
    The sense given by an expositor. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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