explication

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French explication, from Latin explicātiō, explicātiōnem.

  1. derived from explicatio
  2. borrowed from explication

Definitions

  1. The act of opening or unfolding.

  2. The act of explaining

    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. The sense given by an expositor.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for explication. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA