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Explication

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ex·pli·cate  (kspl-kt)
tr.v. ex·pli·cat·ed, ex·pli·cat·ing, ex·pli·cates
To make clear the meaning of; explain. See Synonyms at explain.
[Latin explicre, explict-, to unfold, explain : ex-, ex- + plicre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
expli·cation n.
expli·cator n.
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Noun1.explication - the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
explanation - the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident"
2.explication - a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
explanation, account - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
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Oftentimes, though, as in the case of the lengthy explication of a poem by Irish Romantic poet Thomas Moore, Gates provides more information than we need or want to know.
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Over half the book is taken up with explications of twentieth-century writers on cities, a lot on Kevin Lynch, maybe too little on Melvin Webber, but excellent on Central Place Theory.
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Stover never addresses this similarity, despite her explication of the significance of Wilson's title (151).
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