explanation#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def the act of explaining
def making something plain or intelligible
examples I heard his explanation of the accident
Outgoing links
Hypernym speech act
Derivationally related form explanation → explain
Derivationally related form explanation → explain
Hyponym elucidation; explication
Incoming links
Hyponym speech act
Hypernym elucidation; explication
Derivationally related form explain → explanation
Derivationally related form explain → explanation

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