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self-explication

ex·pli·ca·tion
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ek-spli-key-shuh n]
    • /sɛlf ˈek-splə-ˌkāt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ek-spli-key-shuh n]
    • /sɛlf ˈek-splə-ˌkāt/

Definitions of self-explication word

  • noun self-explication the act of explicating. 1
  • noun self-explication an explanation; interpretation: He gave a brilliant explication of James Joyce's book. 1
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Origin of self-explication

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Middle French < Latin explicātiōn- (stem of explicātiō). See explicate, -ion

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Parts of speech for Self-explication

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-explication

self-explication popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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