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  • 11explanation — /ek spleuh nay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of explaining. 2. something that explains; a statement made to clarify something and make it understandable; exposition: an explanation of a poem. 3. a meaning or interpretation: to find an… …

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  • 12explanation — Since so much of life both inside and outside the study is concerned with finding explanations of things, it would be desirable to have a concept of what counts as a good explanation, and what distinguishes good from bad. Under the influence of… …

    Philosophy dictionary

  • 13explanation — ex|pla|na|tion W2S3 [ˌekspləˈneıʃən] n 1.) [U and C] the reasons you give for why something happened or why you did something ▪ I think you owe me an explanation (=you should explain to me) . explanation of/for ▪ There is no convincing… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14explanation — noun 1 (C, U) the reasons given for why something happened or why you did something: I m waiting to hear your explanation. (+ for): He d better have a good explanation for his behaviour! (+ of): Did Valerie give any explanation of why she was… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16Explanation attempts for the Russian apartment bombings — Many different explanations have been given for the Russian apartment bombings. The Russian apartment bombings were a series of explosions that hit apartment blocks in the Russian cities of Buynaksk, Moscow and Volgodonsk in September 1999,… …

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  • 17make up — phrasal verb Word forms make up : present tense I/you/we/they make up he/she/it makes up present participle making up past tense made up past participle made up 1) [transitive] to invent an explanation for something, especially in order to avoid… …

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  • 18explanation — /ɛkspləˈneɪʃən / (say ekspluh nayshuhn) noun 1. the act or process of explaining. 2. that which explains; a statement made to clarify something and make it understandable; an exposition. 3. a meaning or interpretation: to find an explanation of a …

  • 19explanation — explain ► VERB 1) make clear by giving a detailed description. 2) give a reason or justification for. 3) (explain oneself) excuse or justify one s motives or conduct. 4) (explain away) minimize the significance of (something awkward) by giving an …

    English terms dictionary

  • 20make\ sense — v. phr. 1. To be something you can understand or explain; not be difficult or strange. The explanation in the school book made no sense because the words were hard. Compare: make head or tail of 2. To seem right to do; sound reasonable or… …

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