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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Explanation \Ex`pla*na"tion\, n. [L. explanatio: cf OF
esplanation.]
1. 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.
2. That which explains or makes clear; as a satisfactory
explanation.
3. The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it
definition; interpretation; sense
Different explanations [of the Trinity]. --Bp.
Burnet.
4. 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.
Syn: Definition; description; explication; exposition;
interpretation; detail. See {Definition}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
explanation
n 1: a statement that explains; "he launched into a detailed
explanation"; "he demanded that I give an account for my
failure" [syn: {account}]
2: thought that makes something comprehensible
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