"explicitation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: explicitations [plural]
Etymology: explicit + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|explicit|ation}} explicit + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun}} explicitation (plural explicitations)
  1. (rare, possibly nonstandard) The process or fact of becoming explicit or of causing to be explicit; that which makes something explicit. Tags: nonstandard, possibly, rare Related terms: explicitness
    Sense id: en-explicitation-en-noun-aTUWjM88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation

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