explication

noun

Definition of explicationnext
as in explanation
a statement that makes something clear any explication of Einstein's theory of relativity probably wouldn't help me much

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  1. explanation
  2. interpretation
  3. illustration
Noun
  • The lack of explanation left us a bit mystified by most of the courses.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But a fuller explanation, drawn from corporate filings, interviews, and criminal court and bankruptcy records, shows how the DOJ, after years of aggressively prosecuting opioid companies, delayed for a decade a winning criminal case against Endo.
    Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of explanation
Noun
  • The claims making the rounds on social media are not based on new scientific findings but are instead a distorted interpretation of older research.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • For all Eggers’s dramatization of unreason, his images sit heavily onscreen awaiting something more significant than mere admiration—interpretation.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of interpretation
Noun
  • There are also little illustrations for tracking water intake and minutes of meditation and exercise.
    Medea Giordano, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
  • This illustration from the National Weather Service shows the tilt and rotation of the Earth on the winter and summer solstices, as well as the autumnal and vernal equinox marking the beginning of fall and spring.
    Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of illustration
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