Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - explanation
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n. 1 the act or an instance of explaining. 2 a statement or circumstance that explains something. 3 a declaration made with a view to mutual understanding or reconciliation. Etymology: ME f. L explanatio (as EXPLAIN) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) объяснение; пояснение 2) разъяснение; толкование 3) условные обозначения - inductive explanation - plausible explanation - probabilistic explanation - statistical explanation - tentative explanation ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. объяснение; пояснение; разъяснение the explanation of difficulties —- разъяснение трудностей after repeated explanations —- после неоднократных объяснений by way of explanation —- в пояснение, для ясности he said a few words by way of explanation —- он коротко пояснил свою мысль it needs no explanation that... —- нет нужды пояснять, что... 2. объяснение, разговор, выяснение отношений they had an explanation —- они объяснились между собой, между ними произошло объяснение 3. объяснение, оправдание legal explanation —- юридическое обоснование satisfactory explanation —- удовлетворительное объяснение in explanation of his conduct —- в оправдание своего поведения an explanation of their delay was demanded —- от них потребовали объяснения причин задержки 4. толкование, истолкование differing explanations —- разные толкования the explanation proved to be erroneous —- толкование оказалось ошибочным ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) объяснение, разъяснение 2) толкование 3) оправдание Syn: annotation, commentary, definition, description, exposition, interpretation ...Англо-русский словарь
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(explanations) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you give an explanation of something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it. She told the court she would give a full explanation of the prosecution’s decision on Monday... ‘It’s my ulcer,’ he added by way of explanation. N-COUNT: also of/in N 2. If you say there is an explanation for something, you mean that there is a reason for it. The deputy airport manager said there was no apparent explanation for the crash... It’s the only explanation I can think of. = reason N-COUNT: oft N for n 3. If you give an explanation of something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood. Haig was immediately impressed by Charteris’s expertise and by his lucid explanation of the work. N-COUNT: oft N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 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 late?) in explanation of (=as a reason for) (In explanation of the job cuts, the firm said that orders had been much lower than expected. | provide/come up with an explanation) (After failing to come up with an adequate explanation, Smith was arrested for robbery.) (- see excuse2) 2 a statement or piece of writing intended to describe how something works or make something easier to understand (Each of the diagrams was accompanied by a simple explanation.) + of (I'll try and give you a quick explanation of how the machine works.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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