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Princeton's WordNet

  1. explicationnoun

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

  2. explicationnoun

    a detailed explanation of the meaning of something

Wiktionary

  1. explicationnoun

    The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation.

  2. explicationnoun

    The sense given by an expositor.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Explicationnoun

    Etymology: from explicate.

    The church preacheth, first publishing, by way of testimony, the truth which from them she hath received, written in the sacred volumes of Scripture; secondly, by way of explication, discovering the mysteries which lie hid therein. Richard Hooker.

    Many things are needful for explication, and many for application unto particular occasions. Richard Hooker, b. i.

    Allowances are made in the explication of our Saviour’s parables, which hold only as to the main scope. Francis Atterbury.

    ’Tis the substance of this theory I mainly depend upon: many single explications and particularities may be rectified upon farther thoughts. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth, Preface.

Wikipedia

  1. Explication

    Explication (German: Explikation) is the process of drawing out the meaning of something which is not clearly defined, so as to make explicit what is currently left implicit. The term explication is used in both analytic philosophy and literary criticism. Rudolf Carnap was the first to coin the term in an analytic philosophical approach in his book Logical Foundations of Probability, while the term is supplanted with Gustave Lanson’s idea of Explication de Texte when referring to the analysis and criticism of different forms of literature.

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  1. explication

    Explication is the process of making something more clear or understandable by providing detailed descriptions, analysis, or interpretations. It often involves breaking down complex ideas, concepts or statements into simpler and more understandable terms. This term is frequently used in the fields of literature, philosophy, and science.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Explicationnoun

    the act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation

  2. Explicationnoun

    the sense given by an expositor

  3. Etymology: [L. explicatio: cf. F. explication.]

Wikidata

  1. Explication

    The idea and practice of explication is rooted in the verb to explicate, which concerns the process of "unfolding" and of "making clear" the meaning of things, so as to make the implicit explicit. The expression "explication" is used in both analytic philosophy and literary theory.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of explication in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of explication in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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