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explicans

American

[ek-spli-kanz] / ˈɛk splɪˌkænz /

noun

the meaning of a term or statement, as in a philosophical discussion.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

explicantia

plural

Etymology

Origin of explicans

1880–85; < Latin, present participle of explicāre to explicate

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