explication
the act of explicating.
an explanation; interpretation: He gave a brilliant explication of James Joyce's book.
Origin of explication
1Other words from explication
- re·ex·pli·ca·tion, noun
- self-ex·pli·ca·tion, noun
Words Nearby explication
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How to use explication in a sentence
The book influenced scientists with its challenges to Darwinian evolution and its compelling explication of the beauties of the natural world.
“It was basically an explication of how reality TV slants reality,” says Robert King.
Can something “clarion” really require explication, one wonders?
On his visit to England he was admitted fellow of the Royal society, and deserved it by his explication of Stonehenge.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThough names have no influence on Nature, yet an explication of them is doing service to those who study her productions.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Dr. Blacks discovery of latent heat, however, has afforded a very easy and natural explication of this phenomenon.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsThere is throughout a unity of purpose in the explication and embellishment of history which will be considered later.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneWe shall add, at the end, the appellative names contained in the laws, with their original and explication.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius | Jean Lvesque de Burigny
British Dictionary definitions for explication
/ (ˌɛksplɪˈkeɪʃən) /
the act or process of explicating
analysis or interpretation, esp of a literary passage or work or philosophical doctrine
a comprehensive exposition or description
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