explication
noun
the act of explicating.
explications
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pluralof explication.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Encouraged by a prestigious academic publisher, he has embarked on a five-volume book project, “The Ellington Effect,” which explores the creative process of the native Washingtonian, with in-depth explications of representative songs.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2021
Love as knowledge, love as presence: These human loves are beautifully brought to life in “The Dearly Beloved,” but they don’t come together as explications of holiness.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2019
Unnecessary words take up space at the expense of apt explications.
From Nature ● Jun. 11, 2019
You didn’t need so many explications through scene-making.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2016
And what he says, that he thought fit by this proclamation further to declare, does confirm it, that there are further explications, but no taking off of former restrictions.
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields
