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[ ek-spluh -ney -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌɛk spləˈneɪ ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act or process of explaining.
something that explains; a statement made to clarify something and make it understandable; exposition: an explanation of a poem.
a meaning or interpretation: to find an explanation for a mystery.
a mutual declaration of the meaning of words spoken, actions, motives, etc., with a view to adjusting a misunderstanding or reconciling differences: After a long and emotional explanation they were friends again.
Origin of explanation 1350–1400; Middle English explanacioun <Latin explānātiōn- (stem of explānātiō ), equivalent to explānāt (us ) (see explanate) + -iōn- -ion
SYNONYMS FOR explanation 1 elucidation, explication, exposition, interpretation, description.
3 solution, key, answer.
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OTHER WORDS FROM explanation o·ver·ex·pla·na·tion, noun pre·ex·pla·na·tion, noun re·ex·pla·na·tion, noun Words nearby explanation explain, explain away, explainer, explain oneself, explanate, explanation , explanatory, explant, explement, explementary angle, expletive
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However the expression on his face offered some explanation .
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His explanation only diminishes the irresistible excitement we feel while watching Tony Perkins peer at Janet Leigh in her shower.
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Becoming impatient of this delay, Madame Nelson pressed them for an explanation .
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One may be puzzled for a few minutes, but the explanation is simple enough.
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In the circumstances enumerated we have the explanation of an extraordinary fact.
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British Dictionary definitions for explanation noun the act or process of explaining
a statement or occurrence that explains
a clarification of disputed terms or points; reconciliation
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