explanation
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explanations
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explanations
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXPLANATION
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the act or process of making something clear or easy to understand
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the act or process of telling, showing, or being the reason for or cause of something
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Some of the more technical terms need/require explanation. [=they need to be explained]
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She declined the offer without (further) explanation.
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Some of his actions defy explanation. [=cannot be explained]
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The company offered little by way of explanation for the delays. [=as a way of explaining why there were delays]
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something (such as a statement or fact) that explains something
— often + for or of
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The professor's explanation was that the poem is really a parody.
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Did she offer an explanation for the delays?
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There are several possible explanations for the oil shortage.
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a likely/probable/plausible explanation of how the accident occurred
