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   explanation

   /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a statement or account that makes something clear: "the birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends" Similar clarificationsimplificationdescriptionreportversionstatementelucidationexpositionexpoundingexplicationdelineationglossinterpretationdecipheringdecodingtranslationcommentaryexegesisdemonstrationillustrationresolutionsolutioninformal:the why and wherefore
   • ▪ a reason or justification given for an action or belief: "Freud tried to make sex the explanation for everything" Similar accountreasonjustificationexcusealibiapologiarationalizationrationaledefencevindicationmitigationrare:extenuation

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin explanatio(n-), from the verb explanare (see explain).

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3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishexplanation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   An explanation is a statement, fact, or situation that tells you why something happened or why something is true. Learn how to use the word explanation in different contexts, with synonyms, pronunciation, and usage notes.

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   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.

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   If you give an explanation, you give reasons why something happened, or describe something in detail.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of explanation – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   An explanation is the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand. See more examples, synonyms, translations and related words for explanation.

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