Princeton's WordNet

1. 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"

2. explanation(noun)

   thought that makes something comprehensible

3. explanation(noun)

   the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible

   "I heard his explanation of the accident"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. explanation(noun)ˌɛk spləˈneɪ ʃən

   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.

Wiktionary

1. explanation(Noun)

   The act or process of explaining

   The explanation was long and drawn-out.

2. explanation(Noun)

   Something that explains, makes understandable

   An explanation for each UFO sighting was easily found.

3. explanation(Noun)

   An excuse, apologetic justification not based on enough evidence

   Hoover supporters' "explanations" and former status rarely save him from modern ridicule as a useless expense.

Origin: From explanatio, from explanare; see explain.

Webster Dictionary

1. Explanation(noun)

   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. Explanation(noun)

   that which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation

3. Explanation(noun)

   the meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense

4. Explanation(noun)

   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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