explication de texte
[ ek-splee-kah-syawnduh-tekst ]
noun,plural ex·pli·ca·tions de texte [ek-splee-kah-syawnduh-tekst]. /ɛk spli kɑ syɔ̃ də ˈtɛkst/. French.
an approach to literary criticism involving close examination, analysis, and exposition of the text of a work, and concentrating on language, style, content, and the interrelationships of the parts to the whole in regard to meaning and symbolism.
Origin of explication de texte
1Literally, “explanation of text”
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British Dictionary definitions for explication de texte
explication de texte
/ French (ɛksplikɑsjɔ̃ də tɛkst) /
nounplural explications de texte (ɛksplikɑsjɔ̃ də tɛkst)
a close textual analysis of a literary work
Origin of explication de texte
1literally: explanation of (the) text
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