explication de texte

[ ek-splee-kah-syawnduh-tekst ]

noun,plural ex·pli·ca·tions de texte [ek-splee-kah-syawnduh-tekst]. /ɛk spli kɑ syɔ̃ də ˈtɛkst/. French.
  1. an approach to literary criticism involving close examination, analysis, and exposition of the text of a work, and concentrating on language, style, content, and the interrelationships of the parts to the whole in regard to meaning and symbolism.

Origin of explication de texte

1
Literally, “explanation of text”

Words Nearby explication de texte

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explication de texte

/ French (ɛksplikɑsjɔ̃ də tɛkst) /


nounplural explications de texte (ɛksplikɑsjɔ̃ də tɛkst)
  1. a close textual analysis of a literary work

Origin of explication de texte

1
literally: explanation of (the) text

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