explication

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French explication, from Latin explicātiō, explicātiōnem. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === explication (countable and uncountable, plural explications) The act of opening or unfolding. (dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation. The sense given by an expositor. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin explicātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛk.spli.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === explication f (plural explications) explanation ==== Related terms ==== expliquer ==== Descendants ==== Mauritian Creole: explikasion === Further reading === “explication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012