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explication

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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Borrowed from Middle French explication and its etymon Latin explicātiō, explicātiōnem. By surface analysis, explicate + -ion.

noun explications

  1. countable, uncountable The act of opening or unfolding.
  2. countable, dated, formal, uncountable The act of explaining; an explanation. Her anthemic "Who Stands For Life" is a powerful explication of what it means to be "pro-life".
  3. countable, uncountable The sense given by an expositor.

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noun the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining

DeutschExplikation
Românăexplicare
Русскийпоясне́ние pojasnénije, разъясне́ние razʺjasnénije, объясне́ние obʺjasnénije

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"explication." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/explication. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"explication." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/explication.

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@misc{explication_2026,
  title = {explication},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/explication},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}