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Flag: gbEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary
trong> the act or process of explaining //declined without any explanation //The company offered little by way of explanation for the problems. [=as a way of explaining why there were problems]
  • something that explains //The professor's explanation was that the poem was really a parody.
    • Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    clarification construction elucidation exegesis explication exposition illumination illustration interpretation road map
    Examples
    • //The professor's explanation was that the poem is really a parody.
    • //an explanation of photosynthesis that most museum visitors will be able to understand
    First Known Use
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    explanation
    noun

    Synonyms

    ac​to​my​o​sin
    noun
    ac·​to·​my·​o·​sin
    ˌak-tə-ˈmī-ə-sən

    Definition

    • a contractile complex of actin and myosin that together with ATP is active during muscular contraction
    First Known Use
    1942, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    act(in) + -o- + myosin