explication

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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Noun

explication (countable and uncountable, plural explications)

1. The act of opening or unfolding.
2. (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".

3. The sense given by an expositor.

Derived terms

• misexplication

Related terms

• explicate
• explicator
• explicit

Translations

the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining

German: Explikation (de) f Hungarian: magyarázat (hu), kifejtés (hu) Romanian: explicare (ro) f Russian: поясне́ние (ru) n (pojasnénije), разъясне́ние (ru) (razʺjasnénije), объясне́ние (ru) n (obʺjasnénije) Turkish: açıklama (tr)

explanation — see explanation

sense given by an expositor

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.spli.ka.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

explication f (plural explications)

1. explanation

Related terms

• expliquer

Further reading

• “explication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.