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Antonyms for explanation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ek-spluh-ney-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛk spləˈneɪ ʃən



Definition of explanation

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin explanationem (nominative explanatio), noun of action from past participle stem of explanare "to make plain or clear, explain," literally "make level, flatten," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + planus "flat" (see plane (n.1)).
  • noun clarification; reason
Example sentences :
  • He started at the words, and looked eagerly in her face for an explanation.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • There could probably be no concealment, certainly no explanation.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Harry turned to Philip and spoke to him, shouting in his ear the explanation.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • "I can't tell you what I mean," he was saying in explanation.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • There must have been a sound, and he glanced over to the trapper for an explanation.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Your sudden departure needs no other explanation to the household than this telegram.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • After his explanation Hank withdrew to the darkest corner of the room and was silent.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Thackeray's own explanation was more characteristic than convincing.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • She offered no explanation, no excuse, merely stated the fact in all its finality.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The explanation belongs to the department of meteorology, and not to astronomy.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various

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