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Explication

The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation.

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Account 76% connected

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

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Explanation 76% connected

The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in S…

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Explicate 74% connected

Evolved; unfolded.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Explicate 74% connected

Evolved; unfolded.

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Formulate 74% connected

To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

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Formulate 74% connected

To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

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Accounting noun · 86% connection

a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"

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Analogy noun · 86% connection

an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

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Atomism noun · 86% connection

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…

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Blastogenesis noun · 86% connection

theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm

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Causation noun · 86% connection

the act of causing something to happen

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Causing noun · 86% connection

the act of causing something to happen

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Coercion noun · 86% connection

using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to…

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Compulsion noun · 86% connection

using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to…

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Corollary noun · 86% connection

(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

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Deduction noun · 86% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Definition noun · 86% connection

a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

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Derivation noun · 86% connection

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

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Deriving noun · 86% connection

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

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Entailment noun · 86% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Evidence noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Grounds noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Illation noun · 86% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Implication noun · 86% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Antitypical adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type.

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Cabala noun · 78% connection

A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which…

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Challenge verb · 78% connection

To give reasons for doubting or opposing an idea.

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Comment noun · 78% connection

A note or observation intended to explain, illustrate, or criticise the meaning of a writing, book, etc.; explanation; annotation; exp…

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Construction noun · 78% connection

The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanatio…

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Display noun · 78% connection

An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.

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Elucidation noun · 78% connection

A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example ma…

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Evolution noun · 78% connection

The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an anima…

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Exegesis noun · 78% connection

Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture.

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Exposition noun · 78% connection

Situation or position with reference to direction of view or accessibility to influence of sun, wind, etc.; exposure; as, an easterly…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: opening, unfolding, explaining, explanation, exposition.
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Expounding noun · 78% connection

a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

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Gap noun · 78% connection

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which impli…

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Glossary noun · 78% connection

A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialec…

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Hermeneutical adjective · 78% connection

Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expo…

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