explanation
(noun) thought that makes something comprehensible
explanation, account
(noun) a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; “the explanation was very simple”; “I expected a brief account”
explanation
(noun) the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; “I heard his explanation of the accident”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
explanation (countable and uncountable, plural explanations)
The act or process of explaining.
Something that explains, makes understandable.
A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation.
• (act or process of explaining): clarification; elucidation; elaboration; explaining; femsplaining (pej, particularly by a feminist to a man); mansplaining, mansplanation (pej, particularly by a man to a woman)
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`pla*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. explanatio: cf. OF. esplanation.]
1. The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty.
2. That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation.
3. The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; inerpretation; sense. Different explanations [of the Trinity]. Bp. Burnet.
4. A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation.
Syn.
– Definition; description; explication; exposition; interpretation; detail. See Definition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
