explication

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
noun a detailed explanation of the meaning of something

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

For a more detailed account see Baudeau, Explication du Tableau économique. — A history of economic doctrines : $b from the time of the physiocrats to the present day, Charles Gide
The explication of all this must be looked for in the sequel. — The Critique of Pure Reason, Immanuel Kant
The knavery and extravagance of their stock-jobbing projects are sufficiently known, and the explication of them would be foreign to the present subject. — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith

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