Ex`pla*na"tion (?), n.
[L. explanatio: cf. OF.
esplanation.]
1. The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in
Scripture, or of a contract
or treaty.
2. That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation.
3.
The meaning attributed
to anything by one who
explains it; definition; interpretation; sense.
Different explanations [of the Trinity].
Bp. Burnet. 4. A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and
reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation.
Syn. -- Definition; description; explication; exposition; interpretation; detail. See Definition.
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