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explication

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
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  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 K S P L AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of opening or unfolding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of explaining; an explanation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, dated, formal, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The sense given by an expositor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a detailed explanation of the meaning of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: explanation, account

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: explanation

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French explication, from Latin explicātiō, explicātiōnem.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Explikation — the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining
  • Hungarian: magyarázat — the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining
  • Hungarian: kifejtés — the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining
  • Romanian: explicare — the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining
  • Russian: поясне́ние (pojasnénije) — the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining
  • Russian: разъясне́ние (razʺjasnénije) — the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining
  • Russian: объясне́ние (obʺjasnénije) — the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining
  • Turkish: açıklama — the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining