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1. (n.) explanation
the act or process of explaining.
2. explanation
something that explains.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L)
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| Definition of 'explanation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) explanation, account
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"
2. (noun) explanation
thought that makes something comprehensible
3. (noun) explanation
the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
"I heard his explanation of the accident"
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1. (noun) explanation
sth that tells you why or how sth happens
He gave a complicated explanation of the system.; The article provided/offered no explanation.; The meeting was canceled without explanation.
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| Definition of 'explanation' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) explanation
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. (noun) explanation
that which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation
3. (noun) explanation
the meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense
4. (noun) explanation
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
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Sense: the act or process of explaining
Let me give a few words of explanation.
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 Afrikaans: verduideliking |
 Arabic: شَرْح، تَفْسير |
 Bulgarian: обяснение |
 Brazilian: explicação |
 Czech: vysvětlení |
 German: die Erklärung |
 Danish: forklaring; redegørelse |
 Greek: εξήγηση |
 Spanish: explicación |
 Estonian: selgitus |
 Farsi: توضیح |
 Finnish: selitys |
 French: explication |
 Hebrew: הֶסבֵּר |
 Hindi: व्याख्या |
 Croatian: objašnjavanje |
 Hungarian: magyarázat |
 Indonesian: penjelasan |
 Icelandic: (út)skÿring |
 Italian: spiegazione |
 Japanese: 説明 |
 Korean: 설명 |
 Lithuanian: paaiškinimas |
 Latvian: paskaidrojums |
 Malay: penjelasan |
 Dutch: uitleg |
 Norwegian: forklaring, utgreiing |
 Polish: wyjaśnienie |
 Persian: توضیح |
 Pashto: توضيع |
 Portuguese: explicação |
 Romanian: explicaţie |
 Russian: разъяснение |
 Slovak: vysvetlenie |
 Slovenian: pojasnjevanje |
 Serbian: objašnjenje |
 Swedish: förklaring |
 Thai: การอธิบาย |
 Turkish: açıklama |
 Taiwanese: 說明 |
 Ukrainian: пояснення |
 Urdu: وضاحت |
 Vietnamese: sự giảng giải |
 Chinese: 说明 |
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