explication

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The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation
The sense given by an expositor
{n} a display, an explanation
the line-by-line explanation of a literary text Explication differs from interpretation in that it refers to a step-by-step scrutiny of the language of a work, as opposed to a broader look at its overall significance
a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
The detailed analysis of the interrelations and multiple meaning of the verbal and figurative parts within a work Stresses all kinds of information relevant to the full understanding of a word or passage
a detailed explanation of the meaning of something the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc
{i} explanation, interpretation, clarification
A detailed analysis of a passage of prose or poetry An explication would strive to explain how all the elements in an individual poem or passage work; a critic would analyze the various parts in order to interpret the poem An explication goes one step beyond paraphrase because it attempts to discover the meaning of the work
The act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text Attention to close reading and figurative language
the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc
explication de texte
a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text in order to reveal its structure and meaning
explicate
To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze

My homework is to explicate a poem.

explicate
to develop a principle, theory, etc
explicate
to clear from involvement
explicate
{f} explain, interpret, analyze, describe in detail
explicate
{v} to unfold, explain, clear up, show
explicate
To unfold; to expand; to lay open
explicate
To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret
explicate
Evolved; unfolded
explicate
To explicate something means to explain it and make it clear. We shall have to explicate its basic assumptions before we can assess its implications. + explication explications ex·pli·ca·tion The jury listened to his impassioned explication of article 306 McKen criticises the lack of explication of what the term `areas' means. to explain an idea in detail (past participle of explicare , from plicare )
explicate
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
explicate
make palin and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
explicate
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
explications
plural of explication
explication

    Hyphenation

    ex·pli·ca·tion

    Turkish pronunciation

    eksplıkeyşın

    Pronunciation

    /ˌekspləˈkāsʜən/ /ˌɛkspləˈkeɪʃən/
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