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Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ik-splis-it |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsplɪs ɪt |
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Définition of explicit
Origin :- c.1600, from French explicite, from Latin explicitus "unobstructed," variant past participle of explicare "unfold, unravel, explain," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)).
- "Explicitus" was written at the end of medieval books, originally short for explicitus est liber "the book is unrolled." As a euphemism for "pornographic" it dates from 1971.
- adj specific, unambiguous
- The political officer was firm, and his terms were explicit.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- I am afraid I shall be abrupt, but it is necessary to be explicit.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I could not comprehend his meaning, and therefore requested that he would be explicit.
- Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
- I will be explicit; I will use the indicative mood, present tense.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- The marshal's orders were explicit: they must be across the Meuse that night, cost what it might.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- These orders are so explicit that there is no room to question what they mean.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- "My orders, Baron, are explicit," he was answered by the officer in charge.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- The orders of von Bissing and the General Staff were explicit.
- Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
- The message was explicit, and, in the point of affection, diffuse.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- "She—she's the best ever," was Mr. Farraday's explicit and enlightening answer.
- Extract from : « Blue-grass and Broadway » by Maria Thompson Daviess
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