Etymology

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Today it means: The act or process of explaining. Full definition →

Latin explanatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromexplanatio“an explanation, interpretation”
  2. English todayexplanation

From Latin explanatio (“an explanation, interpretation”), from explanare (“explain”); see explain. Morphologically explain + -ation. Displaced native Old English racu.

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