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Defenition of the word explanation

    • Defenition of the word explanation

      • The act or process of describing how something works or the reasons why something happened.
      • thought that makes something comprehensible
      • a statement that explains; "he launched into a detailed explanation"; "he demanded that I give an account for my failure"
      • 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"
      • the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident"
      • a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
      • the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible

    Synonyms for the word explanation

      • account
      • clarification
      • description
      • details
      • elucidation
      • enlightenment
      • justification
      • rationalization
      • reason
      • vindication

    Similar words in the explanation

      • explanation
      • explanation's

    Meronymys for the word explanation

      • base
      • basis
      • cornerstone
      • foundation
      • fundament
      • groundwork

    Hyponyms for the word explanation

      • accounting
      • definition
      • derivation
      • deriving
      • elucidation
      • etymologizing
      • explication
      • exposition
      • gloss
      • interpretation
      • interpreting
      • justification
      • key
      • natural history
      • principle
      • rationale
      • rationalisation
      • rationalization
      • reason
      • rendering
      • rendition
      • rubric
      • simplification
      • theory
      • walk-through

    Hypernyms for the word explanation

      • cerebration
      • intellection
      • mentation
      • speech act
      • statement
      • thinking
      • thought
      • thought process

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