explication  /ˌɛksplə ˈkeɪ ʃən/ ? Meaning of "explication"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
  2. (n) a detailed explanation of the meaning of something

Usage(s):

  1. Monday, the Supreme Court reasserted its dominion over Congress, striking down a ruling based on a congressional explication of constitutional rights.
  2. Those who watched the President on CBS were spared such explication.
  3. A short course in Chandler and Marian, to be supplemented with further explication as often as the author thinks necessary.

Quotes

  • Our reviewer, Gary Hart, praised Wolfe's "balanced explication of ideas and their histories."
    on Feb 5, 2010 By: Gary Hart Source: New York Times

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