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noun
- 1. a statement or account that makes something clear: "the birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends" Similar
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the details or other information that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand: [ C ] She gave a detailed explanation of the administration’s health-care proposal. An explanation is also a reason or an excuse for doing something: [ C ] He had no explanation for his absence the day before.
The meaning of EXPLANATION is the act or process of explaining. How to use explanation in a sentence.
the details or other information that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand: [ C ] She gave a detailed explanation of the administration’s health-care proposal. An explanation is also a reason or an excuse for doing something: [ C ] He had no explanation for his absence the day before.
Definition of explanation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
something that explains; a statement made to clarify something and make it understandable; exposition: an explanation of a poem. a meaning or interpretation: to find an explanation for a mystery. Synonyms: answer, key, solution.
If you give an explanation, you give reasons why something happened, or describe something in detail.
An explanation is a statement about how or why something is the way it is. If you're failing math, you'd better come up with a good explanation to give to your parents. Explanation is from the same Latin word as explain: explanare, which means make clear.
the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand: What's your explanation for the team's poor performance? Could you give me a quick explanation of how it works? Fewer examples. the most likely explanation. an unconvincing explanation. She stared at him, waiting for an explanation.
explanation a statement, fact, or situation that tells you why something has happened; a reason given for something: The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. She left the room abruptly without explanation.
EXPLANATION meaning: 1 : the act or process of making something clear or easy to understand the act or process of telling, showing, or being the reason for or cause of something; 2 : something (such as a statement or fact) that explains something often + for or of.
