explication
explication noun: the act of opening or unfolding.
Noun
explication (countable and uncountable, plural explications)
- The act of opening or unfolding.
- The act of explaining; an explanation.
- Her anthemic "Who Stands For Life" is a powerful explication of what it means to be "pro-life".1991 August 24, Caroline Foty, “It's The End Of The Year As We Know It”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 6, page 10
- The sense given by an expositor.
Forms of explication
| plural | explications |
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Origin of explication
Borrowed from Middle French explication and its etymon Latin explicātiō, explicātiōnem. By surface analysis, explicate + -ion.
Words formed from explication
Words that rhyme with explication
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about explication
- What does explication mean?
- Explication means the act of opening or unfolding.
- What part of speech is explication?
- Explication is a noun.
- What is the plural of explication?
- The plural of explication is explications.
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