explication

English

Etymology

From Middle French explication, from Latin explicatio

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

explication (plural explications)

1. The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation.
2. The sense given by an expositor.

Related terms

• explicate
• explicator
• explicit

Translations

the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining

• Hungarian: magyarázat (hu)
• Romanian: explicare (ro) f
• Russian: пояснение (ru) n (pojasnenije), разъяснение (ru) (razʺjasnenije), объяснение (ru) n (obʺjasnenije)

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɛk.spli.ka.sjɔ̃/

Noun

explication f (plural explications)

1. explanation

Related terms

• expliquer

External links

• “explication” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).