Explication

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Explication \Ex`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. explicatio: cf. F.
     explication.]
     1. The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation;
        exposition; interpretation.
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              The explication of our Savior's parables.
                                                    --Atterbury.
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     2. The sense given by an expositor. --Bp. Burnet.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  explication
       n 1: the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the
            meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
       2: a detailed explanation of the meaning of something