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explanation vs explication

explication vs explanation

explanation and explication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
explanation Yes No No No
explication Yes No No No
As nouns, explication is a hyponym of explanation; that is, explication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than explanation:
  • explanation: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
  • explication: a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
As nouns, explication is a hyponym of explanation; that is, explication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than explanation:
  • explanation: the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
  • explication: the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
Other hyponyms of explanation include elucidation.
explanation (noun) explication (noun)
thought that makes something comprehensible a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
Difference between explanation and explication

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