explicit
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[edit] Etymology
First attested 1609, from French explicite, from Latin explicitus, past participle of explicāre "to unfold," from ex-, "out" + plicare, "to fold." Pornographic sense is from 1971.
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- enPR: ĭk-splĭsĭt
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɪsɪt
[edit] Adjective
explicit (comparative more explicit, superlative most explicit)
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- very specific, clear, or detailed
- I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
- containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic
- The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
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[edit] Translations
very specific
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containing material that might be deemed offensive
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[edit] External links
- explicit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- explicit in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

