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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pla•na•tion /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the act or process of explaining.
- something that explains:[countable]one of many explanations.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pla•na•tion (ek′splə nā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Latin explānātiōn- (stem of explānātiō), equivalent. to explānāt(us) (see explanate) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English explanacioun 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged elucidation, explication, exposition, interpretation, description.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged solution, key, answer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ n - the act or process of explaining
- a statement or occurrence that explains
- a clarification of disputed terms or points; reconciliation
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