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ex·pla·na·tion

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–noun

1.	the act or process of explaining.

2.	something that explains; a statement made to clarify something and make it understandable; exposition: an explanation of a poem.

3.	a meaning or interpretation: to find an explanation for a mystery.

4.	a mutual declaration of the meaning of words spoken, actions, motives, etc., with a view to adjusting a misunderstanding or reconciling differences: After a long and emotional explanation they were friends again.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME explanacioun < L explānātiōn- (s. of explānātiō), equiv. to explānāt(us) (see explanate) + -iōn- -ion

]

—Synonyms 1. elucidation, explication, exposition, interpretation, description. 3. solution, key, answer.

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ex·pla·na·tion Audio Help (ěk'splə-nā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act or process of explaining: launched into a detailed explanation.
Something that explains: That was supposedly the explanation for their misdeeds.
A mutual clarification of misunderstandings; a reconciliation.

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explanation

1382, from L. explanationem noun of action from explanare "to make plain or clear, explain," lit. "make level, flatten," from ex- "out" + planus "flat" (see plane (1)). Originally explane, spelling altered by infl. of plain. The verb explain is first attested 1513.

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explanation
noun
1.	a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
2.	thought that makes something comprehensible
3.	the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident"

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explanation1 [ekspləˈneiʃən] noun

the act or process of explaining
Example: Let me give a few words of explanation.

Arabic:	شَرْح، تَفْسير
Chinese (Simplified):	说明
Chinese (Traditional):	說明
Czech:	vysvětlení
Danish:	forklaring; redegørelse
Dutch:	uitleg
Estonian:	selgitus
Finnish:	selitys
French:	explication
German:	die Erklärung
Greek:	εξήγηση
Hungarian:	magyarázat
Icelandic:	(út)skÿring
Indonesian:	penjelasan
Italian:	spiegazione

Japanese:	説明
Korean:	설명
Latvian:	paskaidrojums
Lithuanian:	paaiškinimas
Norwegian:	forklaring, utgreiing
Polish:	wyjaśnienie
Portuguese (Brazil):	explicação
Portuguese (Portugal):	explicação
Romanian:	explicaţie
Russian:	разъяснение
Slovak:	vysvetlenie
Slovenian:	pojasnjevanje
Spanish:	explicación
Swedish:	förklaring
Turkish:	açıklama

explanation2 [ekspləˈneiʃən] noun

a statement or fact that explains
Example: There are several possible explanations for the explosion.

Arabic:	تَفْسير، تَعْليل
Chinese (Simplified):	解释
Chinese (Traditional):	解釋
Czech:	vysvětlení
Danish:	forklaring; begrundelse
Dutch:	verklaring
Estonian:	seletus
Finnish:	selitys
French:	explication
German:	die Erklärung
Greek:	εξήγηση, ερμηνεία
Hungarian:	értelmezés
Icelandic:	(út)skÿring
Indonesian:	penjelasan
Italian:	spiegazione

Japanese:	原因
Korean:	설명이 되는 사실
Latvian:	izskaidrojums
Lithuanian:	paaiškinimas
Norwegian:	årsak(ssammenheng), forklaring
Polish:	wyjaśnienie
Portuguese (Brazil):	explicação
Portuguese (Portugal):	explicação
Romanian:	explicaţie
Russian:	объяснение
Slovak:	vysvetlenie
Slovenian:	pojasnilo
Spanish:	explicación
Swedish:	förklaring
Turkish:	açıklama

See also: explanatory, explain, explain away

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