Explicandum


[ek-spli-kan-duh m] /ˌɛk splɪˈkæn dəm/

noun, plural explicanda
[ek-spli-kan-duh] /ˌɛk splɪˈkæn də/ (Show IPA)
1.
a term or statement that is to be explained, as in a philosophical discussion.

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    [ek-splee-kah-syawn duh tekst] /ɛk spli kɑ syɔ̃ də ˈtɛkst/ noun, plural explications de texte [ek-splee-kah-syawn duh tekst] /ɛk spli kɑ syɔ̃ də ˈtɛkst/ (Show IPA). French. 1. an approach to literary criticism involving close examination, analysis, and exposition of the text of a work, and concentrating on language, style, content, and the interrelationships of the […]

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    [ek-spli-key-tiv, ik-splik-uh-tiv] /ˈɛk splɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ɪkˈsplɪk ə tɪv/ adjective 1. explanatory; interpretive. adj. 1640s, “having the function of explaining,” from Latin explicativus, from explicare (see explicit). As a noun, from 1775.


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