"explanation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ Audio: en-us-explanation.ogg Forms: explanations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Latin explanatio (“an explanation, interpretation”), from explanare (“explain”); see explain. Morphologically explain + -ation. Displaced native Old English racu. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|explanatio||an explanation, interpretation}} Latin explanatio (“an explanation, interpretation”), {{suffix|en|explain|ation|nocat=1}} explain + -ation, {{ncog|ang|racu}} Old English racu Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} explanation (countable and uncountable, plural explanations)
  1. The act or process of explaining. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (act or process of explaining): clarification, elucidation, elaboration, explaining, explication, femsplaining (english: particularly by a feminist to a man) [pejorative], mansplaining, mansplanation (english: particularly by a man to a woman) [pejorative] Translations (the act or process of explaining): verduideliking (Afrikaans), shpjegim [masculine] (Albanian), sqarim [masculine] (Albanian), ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), تَفْسِير (tafsīr) [masculine] (Arabic), شَرْح (šarḥ) [masculine] (Arabic), توضيح [masculine] (Arabic), تعليل [masculine] (Arabic), نقاش [masculine] (Arabic), բացատրություն (bacʻatrutʻyun) (Armenian), մեկնաբանություն (meknabanutʻyun) (Armenian), ব্যাখ্যা (byakhya) (Assamese), esplicación [feminine] (Asturian), qhananchawi (Aymara), izah etmə (Azerbaijani), azalpen (Basque), аб'ясьне́нне (abʺjasʹnjénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), обясне́ние (objasnénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), explicació [feminine] (Catalan), ꮧꭺꮟꮜꮕ (Cherokee), 解釋 (Chinese Cantonese), 解释 (gaai² sik¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 說明 (Chinese Cantonese), 说明 (syut³ ming⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 解釋 (Chinese Mandarin), 解释 (jiěshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 說明 (Chinese Mandarin), 说明 (shuōmíng) (Chinese Mandarin), vysvětlení [neuter] (Czech), objasnění [neuter] (Czech), forklaring [common-gender] (Danish), verklaring [feminine] (Dutch), toelichting [feminine] (Dutch), uitleg [masculine] (Dutch), klarigo (Esperanto), selittäminen (Finnish), explication [feminine] (French), explicación [feminine] (Galician), Erläuterung [feminine] (German), Erklärung [feminine] (German), Ausführung [feminine] (German), 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (skeireins) [feminine] (Gothic), εξήγηση (exígisi) [feminine] (Greek), הֶסבֵּר (hesbér) (Hebrew), magyarázat (Hungarian), indoklás (Hungarian), kifejtés (Hungarian), értelmezés (Hungarian), útskýring [feminine] (Icelandic), penjelasan (Indonesian), míniú [masculine] (Irish), mínithe [masculine, plural] (Irish), spiegazione [feminine] (Italian), esplicazione [feminine] (Italian), chiarificazione [feminine] (Italian), esegesi [feminine] (Italian), 説明 (setsumei) (alt: せつめい) (Japanese), ការពន្យល់ (kaa pŭənyŭəl) (Khmer), 설명 (seolmyeong) (alt: 說明) (Korean), explanatio [feminine] (Latin), lux [feminine] (Latin), skaidrojums [masculine] (Latvian), објаснување (objasnuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), स्पष्टीकरण (spaṣṭīkraṇ) [neuter] (Marathi), тайлбар (tajlbar) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), forklaring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), explicacion [feminine] (Occitan), racu [feminine] (Old English), افاده (ifade) (Ottoman Turkish), تُوضیح (towzih) (Persian), شَرح (šarh) (Persian), objaśnienie [neuter] (Polish), wyjaśnienie [neuter] (Polish), explicação [feminine] (Portuguese), explanação [feminine] (Portuguese), explicare [feminine] (Romanian), объясне́ние (obʺjasnénije) [neuter] (Russian), soilleireachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), mìneachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), објашње́ње [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), objašnjénje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), vysvetlenie [neuter] (Slovak), objasnenie [neuter] (Slovak), razlaga [feminine] (Slovene), explicación [feminine] (Spanish), förklaring (Swedish), paliwanag (Tagalog), шарҳ (šarh) (Tajik), тавзеҳ (tavzeh) (Tajik), వివరణ (vivaraṇa) (Telugu), การอธิบาย (gaan-à-tí-baai) (Thai), açıklama (Turkish), поя́снення (pojásnennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), eglurhad (Welsh), útlis [common-gender] (West Frisian)
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  2. Something that explains, makes understandable. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (something that explains): esplicación [feminine] (Asturian), izah (Azerbaijani), обясне́ние (objasnénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), explicació [feminine] (Catalan), 說明 (Chinese Cantonese), 说明 (syut³ ming⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 說明 (Chinese Mandarin), 说明 (shuōmíng) (Chinese Mandarin), vysvětlení [neuter] (Czech), forklaring [common-gender] (Danish), verklaring [feminine] (Dutch), uitleg [masculine] (Dutch), klarigo (Esperanto), selitys (Finnish), explicación [feminine] (Galician), Erklärung [feminine] (German), εξήγηση (exígisi) [feminine] (Greek), magyarázat (Hungarian), megfejtés (Hungarian), útskýring [feminine] (Icelandic), racu [feminine] (Old English), explicação [feminine] (Portuguese), explanação [feminine] (Portuguese), explicație [feminine] (Romanian), объясне́ние (obʺjasnénije) [neuter] (Russian), การอธิบาย (gaan-à-tí-baai) (Thai), izah (Turkish), поя́снення (pojásnennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
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  3. A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (reconciliation): оправда́ние (opravdánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), uitvlucht (Dutch), uitleg [masculine] (Dutch), δικαιολογία (dikaiología) [feminine] (Greek), tisztázás (Hungarian), оправда́ние (opravdánije) [neuter] (Russian)
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Synonyms: explaination (english: misspelling or obsolete spelling) Derived forms: counterexplanation, explainification, explanationism, explanationist, inference to the best explanation, misexplanation, nonexplanation, reexplanation, subexplanation Related terms: explain, explanatory, explicative, explicator, explicatory

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          "_dis": "32 39 28",
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          "_dis": "35 42 23",
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          "word": "verduideliking"
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          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
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        {
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          "code": "sq",
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          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
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          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "ar",
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          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "تَفْسِير"
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          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "ar",
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          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
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          "code": "ar",
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          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
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          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "ar",
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          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
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          "word": "تعليل"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "نقاش"
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          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "hy",
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          "roman": "bacʻatrutʻyun",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
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          "roman": "meknabanutʻyun",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
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          "roman": "byakhya",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "word": "ব্যাখ্যা"
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          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "ast",
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          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
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          "code": "chr",
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          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
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          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
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          "roman": "syut³ ming⁴",
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          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
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          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
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          "roman": "jiěshì",
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
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          "roman": "shuōmíng",
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          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
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          "word": "vysvětlení"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
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          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "forklaring"
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          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "verklaring"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
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          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "toelichting"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "uitleg"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "word": "klarigo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "word": "selittäminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "explication"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "explicación"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Erläuterung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Erklärung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ausführung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "skeireins",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "exígisi",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "εξήγηση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
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          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "exḗgēsis",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hesbér",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "word": "הֶסבֵּר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "word": "magyarázat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "word": "indoklás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "word": "kifejtés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "word": "értelmezés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "útskýring"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "word": "penjelasan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "míniú"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "mínithe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "spiegazione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "esplicazione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "chiarificazione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "esegesi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "alt": "せつめい",
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          "roman": "setsumei",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "word": "説明"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "code": "km",
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          "roman": "kaa pŭənyŭəl",
          "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
          "word": "ការពន្យល់"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 2 1",
          "alt": "說明",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 3:",
          "text": "This little explanation with Mr. Knightley gave Emma considerable pleasure.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reconciliation",
          "reconciliation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-explanation.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/88/En-us-explanation.ogg/En-us-explanation.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/En-us-explanation.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪʃən"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "act or process of explaining",
      "word": "clarification"
    },
    {
      "sense": "act or process of explaining",
      "word": "elucidation"
    },
    {
      "sense": "act or process of explaining",
      "word": "elaboration"
    },
    {
      "sense": "act or process of explaining",
      "word": "explaining"
    },
    {
      "sense": "act or process of explaining",
      "word": "explication"
    },
    {
      "english": "particularly by a feminist to a man",
      "sense": "act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ],
      "word": "femsplaining"
    },
    {
      "sense": "act or process of explaining",
      "word": "mansplaining"
    },
    {
      "english": "particularly by a man to a woman",
      "sense": "act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ],
      "word": "mansplanation"
    },
    {
      "english": "misspelling or obsolete spelling",
      "word": "explaination"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "verduideliking"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "shpjegim"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sqarim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tafsīr",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تَفْسِير"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šarḥ",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شَرْح"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "توضيح"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تعليل"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نقاش"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bacʻatrutʻyun",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "բացատրություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "meknabanutʻyun",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "մեկնաբանություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "byakhya",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "ব্যাখ্যা"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "esplicación"
    },
    {
      "code": "ay",
      "lang": "Aymara",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "qhananchawi"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "izah etmə"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "azalpen"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abʺjasʹnjénnje",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "аб'ясьне́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "objasnénie",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обясне́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explicació"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "ꮧꭺꮟꮜꮕ"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "解釋"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gaai² sik¹",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "解释"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "說明"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "syut³ ming⁴",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "说明"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "解釋"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiěshì",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "解释"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "說明"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shuōmíng",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "说明"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vysvětlení"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "objasnění"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forklaring"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verklaring"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "toelichting"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uitleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "klarigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "selittäminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explication"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explicación"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erläuterung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erklärung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ausführung"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "skeireins",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exígisi",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εξήγηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "exḗgēsis",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἐξήγησις"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hesbér",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "הֶסבֵּר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "magyarázat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "indoklás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "kifejtés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "értelmezés"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "útskýring"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "penjelasan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "míniú"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mínithe"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spiegazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "esplicazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chiarificazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "esegesi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せつめい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "setsumei",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "説明"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaa pŭənyŭəl",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "ការពន្យល់"
    },
    {
      "alt": "說明",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seolmyeong",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "설명"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explanatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lux"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "skaidrojums"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "objasnuvanje",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "објаснување"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "spaṣṭīkraṇ",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "स्पष्टीकरण"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "tajlbar",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "тайлбар"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forklaring"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explicacion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "racu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "ifade",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "افاده"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "towzih",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "تُوضیح"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šarh",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "شَرح"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "objaśnienie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wyjaśnienie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explicação"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explanação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explicare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjasnénije",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "объясне́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soilleireachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mìneachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "објашње́ње"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "objašnjénje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vysvetlenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "objasnenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "razlaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explicación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "förklaring"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "paliwanag"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "šarh",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "шарҳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "tavzeh",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "тавзеҳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vivaraṇa",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "వివరణ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan-à-tí-baai",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "การอธิบาย"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "açıklama"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pojásnennja",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "поя́снення"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "word": "eglurhad"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "the act or process of explaining",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "útlis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "esplicación"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "word": "izah"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "objasnénie",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обясне́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explicació"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "word": "說明"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "syut³ ming⁴",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "word": "说明"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "word": "說明"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shuōmíng",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "word": "说明"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vysvětlení"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forklaring"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verklaring"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uitleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "word": "klarigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "word": "selitys"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explicación"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erklärung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exígisi",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εξήγηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "word": "magyarázat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "word": "megfejtés"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "útskýring"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "racu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explicação"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explanação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "explicație"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obʺjasnénije",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "объясне́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan-à-tí-baai",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "word": "การอธิบาย"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "word": "izah"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pojásnennja",
      "sense": "something that explains",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "поя́снення"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "opravdánie",
      "sense": "reconciliation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "оправда́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "reconciliation",
      "word": "uitvlucht"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "reconciliation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uitleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dikaiología",
      "sense": "reconciliation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "δικαιολογία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reconciliation",
      "word": "tisztázás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opravdánije",
      "sense": "reconciliation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "оправда́ние"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "explanation"
  ],
  "word": "explanation"
}

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