EXPLICATION

explication

(noun) a detailed explanation of the meaning of something

explication

(noun) the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

explication (countable and uncountable, plural explications)

The act of opening or unfolding.

(dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation.

The sense given by an expositor.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex`pli*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. explicatio: cf. F. explication.]

1. The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation. The explication of our Savior's parables. Atterbury.

2. The sense given by an expositor. Bp. Burnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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