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explicandum

American

[ek-spli-kan-duhm] / ˌɛk splɪˈkæn dəm /

noun

a term or statement that is to be explained, as in a philosophical discussion.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

explicanda

plural

Etymology

Origin of explicandum

1865–70; < Latin, neuter of gerund of explicāre to explicate

Example Sentences

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For XIII. is only a footnote ad explicandum.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

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