explanation

noun
/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

The act or process of explaining.

Example

“The explanation was long and drawn-out.”

Other meanings

Something that explains or makes understandable.
“An explanation for the UFO sightings was easily found.”
A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation.

Related words

counterexplanation
explainification
explanationism
explanationist
misexplanation
nonexplanation
reexplanation
subexplanation
explorable explanation

Example sentences

“There's got to be a logical explanation for this.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“No explanation was provided.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “explanation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.