See explain on Wiktionary
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"word": "explanation"
},
{
"word": "explanatory"
},
{
"word": "explainable"
},
{
"word": "explainability"
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{
"word": "inexplainable"
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"接頭辞 ex- + plain",
"ラテン語explānāre (敷衍する、説明する) < ex- (外へ) + plānāre (平にする) < planus (平な)"
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"form": "explains",
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"participle"
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"word": "solve"
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"glosses": [
"説く。説明する。解釈する。"
],
"id": "ja-explain-en-verb-psDAP7eE",
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"ipa": "ɪk.ˈspleɪn"
}
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"word": "explicate"
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{
"word": "describe"
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{
"word": "account for"
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{
"word": "demonstrate"
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{
"word": "illustrate"
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"word": "explain"
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"word": "explanation"
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"word": "explanatory"
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"word": "explainable"
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"word": "explainability"
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"接頭辞 ex- + plain",
"ラテン語explānāre (敷衍する、説明する) < ex- (外へ) + plānāre (平にする) < planus (平な)"
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"word": "explicate"
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{
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{
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"word": "explain"
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