n. The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation.
n. The sense given by an expositor.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation.
n. The sense given by an expositor.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of unfolding or opening.
n. Explanation; especially, an exposition of the meaning of any sentence or passage.
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n. the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
n. a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
Word Usage
"I daresay there's many "world junkies" whose interest in explication doesn't rule out (i.e. over-ride completely) a liking for exploitative and excusatory modes and their results."