explication

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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