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Definition of Explanation
1. Noun. A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.. "I expected a brief account"
Exact synonyms: Account
Generic synonyms: Statement
Terms within: Explanandum, Explicandum, Explanans
Specialized synonyms: Simplification, Accounting, Reason, Justification, Exposition, Explication, Gloss, Rubric, Derivation, Deriving, Etymologizing, Definition, Interpretation, Walk-through
Derivative terms: Account, Account, Explain
Generic synonyms: Statement
Terms within: Explanandum, Explicandum, Explanans
Specialized synonyms: Simplification, Accounting, Reason, Justification, Exposition, Explication, Gloss, Rubric, Derivation, Deriving, Etymologizing, Definition, Interpretation, Walk-through
Derivative terms: Account, Account, Explain
2. Noun. Thought that makes something comprehensible.
Specialized synonyms: Interpretation, Interpreting, Rendering, Rendition, Principle, Rationale, Key, Rationalisation, Rationalization, Theory
Generic synonyms: Cerebration, Intellection, Mentation, Thinking, Thought, Thought Process
Terms within: Base, Basis, Cornerstone, Foundation, Fundament, Groundwork
Generic synonyms: Cerebration, Intellection, Mentation, Thinking, Thought, Thought Process
Terms within: Base, Basis, Cornerstone, Foundation, Fundament, Groundwork
3. Noun. The act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible. "I heard his explanation of the accident"
Generic synonyms: Speech Act
Specialized synonyms: Elucidation, Explication
Derivative terms: Explain, Explain
Specialized synonyms: Elucidation, Explication
Derivative terms: Explain, Explain
Definition of Explanation
1. n. 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.
Definition of Explanation
1. [n -S]
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