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Synonyms for explanation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ek-spluh-ney-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛk spləˈneɪ ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for explanation Other synonyms for the word explanation
- annotation
- breakdown
- brief
- demonstration
- details
- display
- elucidation
- excuse
- explication
- exposition
- expression
- gloss
- history
- illustration
- information
- interpretation
- justification
- meaning
- mitigation
- motive
- narration
- note
- recital
- rendition
- report
- resolution
- sense
- showing
- significance
- specification
- statement
- story
- summary
- tale
- talking
- telling
- vindication
- writing
Définition of explanation
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin explanationem (nominative explanatio), noun of action from past participle stem of explanare "to make plain or clear, explain," literally "make level, flatten," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + planus "flat" (see plane (n.1)).
- noun clarification; reason
- He started at the words, and looked eagerly in her face for an explanation.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- There could probably be no concealment, certainly no explanation.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Harry turned to Philip and spoke to him, shouting in his ear the explanation.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- "I can't tell you what I mean," he was saying in explanation.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- There must have been a sound, and he glanced over to the trapper for an explanation.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Your sudden departure needs no other explanation to the household than this telegram.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- After his explanation Hank withdrew to the darkest corner of the room and was silent.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Thackeray's own explanation was more characteristic than convincing.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- She offered no explanation, no excuse, merely stated the fact in all its finality.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The explanation belongs to the department of meteorology, and not to astronomy.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
Antonyms for explanation
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