explanation
explanation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation.
- 2.The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; inerpretation; sense. Different explanations [of the Trinity]. Bp. Burnet.
- 3.A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation. See Definition.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- answer
- antiphon
- antiphony
- article
- because
- canvass
- cause
- clue
- commentary
- commentator
- conclusive
- consideration
- counter
- critic
- criticism
- critique
- deal
- delve
- descant
- determine
- discourse
- discoursive
- discover
- discovery
- discursive
- discuss
- discussion
- disquisition
- disquisitionary
- dissert
- dissertation
- echo
- editorial
- essay
- essayist
- eureka
- excursus
- explain
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is explanation.
- What is that which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation called?
- What is the meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; inerpretation; sense. Different explanations [of the Trinity]. Bp. Burnet called?
- What is a mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation. See Definition called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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