EXPLANATION
\ɛksplɐnˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən], \ɛ_k_s_p_l_ɐ_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of EXPLANATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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thought that makes something comprehensible
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Act of explaining or clearing from obscurity: that which explains or clears up: the meaning or sense given to anything: a mutual clearing up of matters.
By Daniel Lyons
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Act of explaining; interpretation; mutual understanding.
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Explanatery.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of expounding or interpreting;—that which makes clear;—meaning attributed to any thing by one who explains or expounds it;— a mutual exposition of meaning or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding; hence, reconciliation; good understanding; description; exposition; illustration; account.
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