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explications

explications is the plural of explication.

Meaning of explication

Noun

explication (countable and uncountable, plural explications)

  1. The act of opening or unfolding.
  2. (dated, formal) 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
  3. The sense given by an expositor.

Questions about explications

What is explications the plural of?
Explications is the plural of explication.

Words near explications in the dictionary

  1. explicates
  2. explicateth
  3. explicating
  4. explication
  5. explicational
  6. explications
  7. explicative
  8. explicatively
  9. explicatives
  10. explicator
  11. explicators

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