Definition:
- (n.) The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty.
- (n.) That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation.
- (n.) The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense.
- (n.) A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation.
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explanation vs. understanding
explanation vs. reasoning
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analysis vs. explanation
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descriptive vs. explanation
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content vs. explanation
explanation vs. information
answer vs. explanation
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explanation vs. mobile
explanation vs. good
explanation vs. proof
definition vs. explanation
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explanation vs. meaning
eclaircissement vs. explanation
explanation vs. intellectualize
epexegesis vs. explanation
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description vs. explanation
explanation vs. lead
exemplify vs. explanation
demonstration vs. explanation
explanation vs. exposition
explanation vs. rationale
explanation vs. justify
elaborate vs. explanation
ambiguity vs. explanation
explanation vs. gloss
explanation vs. explication
explanation vs. interpretation
explanation vs. explicatory
explanation vs. explicative
explanation vs. explicator
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elaboration vs. explanation
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clarification vs. explanation
excuse vs. explanation
explanation vs. understandable
explanation vs. process
act vs. explanation
explain vs. explanation
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explanation vs. solve
explanation vs. justification
explanation vs. guide
analogy vs. explanation
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account vs. explanation
explanation vs. imitate
argument vs. explanation
explanation vs. word
exemplar vs. explanation
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