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EXPLICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A detailed explanation of the meaning of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("explication" is a kind of...):
account; explanation (a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.)
Derivation:
explicate (elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses)
explicate (make plain and comprehensible)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("explication" is a kind of...):
explanation (the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible)
Derivation:
explicate (make plain and comprehensible)
