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   explanation

   /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a statement or account that makes something clear: "the birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends" Similar clarificationsimplificationdescriptionreportversionstatementelucidationexpositionexpoundingexplicationdelineationglossinterpretationdecipheringdecodingtranslationcommentaryexegesisdemonstrationillustrationresolutionsolutioninformal:the why and wherefore
   • ▪ a reason or justification given for an action or belief: "Freud tried to make sex the explanation for everything" Similar accountreasonjustificationexcusealibiapologiarationalizationrationaledefencevindicationmitigationrare:extenuation

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin explanatio(n-), from the verb explanare (see explain).

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   The meaning of EXPLANATION is the act or process of explaining. How to use explanation in a sentence.

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › explanationEXPLANATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. the act or process of explaining 2. a statement or occurrence that explains 3. a clarification of disputed terms.... Click for more definitions.

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   explanation: 1 n the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible “I heard his explanation of the accident” Types: elucidation an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on explication the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc. Type of: speech act the use ...

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   explanation for something I can't think of any possible explanation for his absence. I'm sure there's a perfectly simple explanation for this. explanation for doing something She didn't give an adequate explanation for being late. explanation of something The book opens with an explanation of why some drugs are banned.