explication
The English word “explication” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of opening or unfolding.
- The act of explaining; an explanation.
- The sense given by an expositor.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French explication and its etymon Latin explicātiō, explicātiōnem. By surface analysis, explicate + -ion.
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