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zealot
/ˌɪm pɜr ˈtɜr bə bl/
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explanation

(eg. summary, grace, symbol )

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  • explanation  /ˌɛksplə ˈneɪ ʃən/ ?  a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing…

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    1. (n) a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
    2. (n) thought that makes something comprehensible
    3. (n) the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
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    1. People who believe the second explanation live in a very different world from those who believe the first.
    2. Manager Scott Belcher could provide no explanation.
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  • explanatory  /ɪks ˈplæ nə ˌtɔ ri/ ?  serving or intended to explain or make clear
  • expletive  /ˈɛksplə tɪv/ ?  profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
  • explicable  /ɛks ˈplɪ kə bəl/ ?  capable of being explicated or accounted for
  • explicandum  (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained
  • explicate  /ˈɛksplə ˌkeɪt/ ?  make plain and comprehensible
  • explication  /ˌɛksplə ˈkeɪ ʃən/ ?  the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning…
  • explication de texte  a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text…
  • explicit  /ɪks ˈplɪ sət/ ?  precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing…
  • explicit definition  a definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined
  • explicitly  /ɪks ˈplɪ sət li/ ?  in an explicit manner
  • explicitness  clarity as a consequence of being explicit
  • explode  /ɪks ˈploʊd/ ?  destroy by exploding
  • explode a bombshell  utter or do something surprising
  • exploded  /ɪks ˈploʊ dəd/ ?  showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show…
  • exploding cucumber  Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its…
  • exploit  /ˈɛks ˌplɔ ɪt/ ?  a notable achievement
  • exploitation  /ˌɛks ˌplɔ ɪ ˈteɪ ʃən/ ?  the act of making some area of land or water more profitable…
  • exploitative  /ˌɛks ˈplɔ ɪ tə tɪv/ ?  tending to exploit or make use of
  • exploitatory  tending to exploit or make use of
  • exploited  /ˈɛks ˌplɔ ɪ təd/ ?  developed or used to greatest advantage
  • exploiter  a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically
  • exploitive  /ɪks ˈplɔ ɪ tɪv/ ?  tending to exploit or make use of
  • exploration  /ˌɛksplə ˈreɪ ʃən/ ?  to travel for the purpose of discovery
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