"explanatio" meaning in Latin

See explanatio in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɛk.spɫaːˈnaː.ti.oː] [Classical-Latin], [ek.splaˈnat.t͡si.o] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From explano (“to explain”) + -tio (“suffix forming action noun”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|explano|-tio|t1=to explain|t2=suffix forming action noun}} explano (“to explain”) + -tio (“suffix forming action noun”) Head templates: {{la-noun|explānātiō<3>}} explānātiō f (genitive explānātiōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|explānātiō<3>}} Forms: explānātiō [canonical, feminine], explānātiōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], explānātiō [nominative, singular], explānātiōnēs [nominative, plural], explānātiōnis [genitive, singular], explānātiōnum [genitive, plural], explānātiōnī [dative, singular], explānātiōnibus [dative, plural], explānātiōnem [accusative, singular], explānātiōnēs [accusative, plural], explānātiōne [ablative, singular], explānātiōnibus [ablative, plural], explānātiō [singular, vocative], explānātiōnēs [plural, vocative]
  1. explanation, interpretation Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-explanatio-la-noun-mb0mBkru Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 46 26 28 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 30 38 32
  2. exposition Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-explanatio-la-noun-PL9ZSLWy Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 30 38 32
  3. articulation, pronunciation Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-explanatio-la-noun-BaYnGXBc Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tio, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 30 38 32 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tio: 19 22 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 13 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 7 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: explānō 
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