expiation
- n compensation for a wrong
- n the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
expiration
- n a coming to an end of a contract period
- n euphemistic expressions for death
- n the act of expelling air from the lungs
expiry
- n a coming to an end of a contract period
the expiry of his driver's license - n the event of dying or departure from life
explanandum
- n (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained
explanans
- n (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises
explanation
- n a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
the explanation was very simple - n thought that makes something comprehensible
- n the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
I heard his explanation of the accident
expletive
- n profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
expletives were deleted - n a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line