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Revision as of 19:27, 20 August 2012
English
Etymology
First attested 1609, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French (deprecated template usage) explicite, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) explicitus, a past participle of (deprecated template usage) explicāre, from (deprecated template usage) ex- + (deprecated template usage) plicō. Pornographic sense is from 1971.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ĭk-splĭsĭt
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Adjective
explicit (comparative more explicit, superlative most explicit)
- 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.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (very specific, clear): implicit, unexplicit, vague
- (containing offensive material): circumspect
Derived terms
Terms derived from explicit
Related terms
Terms etymologically related to explicit
Translations
very specific
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containing material that might be deemed offensive
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External links
- “explicit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “explicit”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Old French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) explicō.
Noun
explicit m
- end (of a story)
Synonyms