ex-plication

[ek-spli-key-shuhn]

ex·pli·ca·tion

[ek-spli-key-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of explicating.
2.
an explanation; interpretation: He gave a brilliant explication of James Joyce's book.

Origin:
1520–30; < Middle French < Latin explicātiōn- (stem of explicātiō). See explicate, -ion

re·ex·pli·ca·tion, noun
self-ex·pli·ca·tion, noun
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Ex-plication is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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