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explanation
- /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˌekspləˈnæɪʃən/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Latin explanatio (“an explanation, interpretation”), from explanare (“explain”); see explain. Morphologically explain + -ation. Displaced native Old English racu.
noun explanations · explaination
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The act or process of explaining.
The explanation was long and drawn-out.
Similar: clarification, elucidation, elaboration, explaining, explication, femsplaining, mansplaining, mansplanation
- Something that explains or makes understandable. An explanation for the UFO sightings was easily found.
- A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation. This little explanation with Mr. Knightley gave Emma considerable pleasure.
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Closest in meaning: account, explaining, explanatory, comment, clarifying, indication, elucidation, explain, understanding, rationale, pronouncement, argument, announcement, information, result, reasoning
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noun the act or process of explaining
| Español | explicación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 설명 seolmyeong |
| 日本語 | 説明 setsumei |
| 中文 | 解釋 /解释 jiěshì, 說明 /说明 shuōmíng |
| हिन्दी | स्पष्टीकरण spaṣṭīkraṇ, समझाना samjhānā, व्याख्या vyākhyā |
| Português | explicação, explanação |
| Français | explication |
| Deutsch | Erläuterung, Erklärung, Ausführung |
| Italiano | spiegazione, esplicazione, chiarificazione, esegesi |
| Ελληνικά | εξήγηση exígisi |
| Română | explicare |
| Русский | объясне́ние obʺjasnénije, разъясне́ние razʺjasnénije, растолко́вывание rastolkóvyvanije |
| العربية | تَفْسِير tafsīr, شَرْح šarḥ, تَوْضِيح tawḍīḥ, تَعْلِيل taʕlīl, نِقَاش niqāš, إِيضَاح ʔīḍāḥ |
| עברית | הֶסבֵּר hesbér |
noun something that explains
| 中文 | 說明 /说明 shuōmíng |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | व्याख्या vyākhyā, विवरण vivraṇ |
| Português | explicação, explanação |
| Français | explication |
| Deutsch | Erklärung |
| Ελληνικά | εξήγηση exígisi |
| Română | explicație |
| Русский | объясне́ние obʺjasnénije |
noun reconciliation
| Français | explication |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | δικαιολογία dikaiología |
| Русский | оправда́ние opravdánije |
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