Associations to the word «Explication»

Wiktionary

EXPLICATION, noun. The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation.
EXPLICATION, noun. The sense given by an expositor.

Dictionary definition

EXPLICATION, noun. The act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc..
EXPLICATION, noun. A detailed explanation of the meaning of something.

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle