explication

The act of opening or unfolding.

Noun

  1. The act of opening or unfolding.
  2. The act of explaining; an explanation.
    • Her anthemic "Who Stands For Life" is a powerful explication of what it means to be "pro-life". - 1991 August 24, Caroline Foty, “It's The End Of The Year As We Know It”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 6, page...
  3. The sense given by an expositor.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French explication, from Latin explicātiō, explicātiōnem.

Forms

explications

Related

explicate explicator explicit

Derived

misexplication