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explicationnoun(dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation.
expositionnounAn exhibition, especially of goods, artwork or cultural displays to the public.
elucidationnounA making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration
analysisnoun(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
interpretationnoun(countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
explanationnounSomething that explains or makes understandable.
illuminationnounThe act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
hermeneuticsnounThe study of interpretation, particularly concerning texts, meaning, and understanding. It originates from classical exegesis but was significantly developed in the modern period, especially in relation to phenomenology and existentialism. At its core, hermeneutics addresses the conditions of understanding and the processes by which meaning is constructed.
disquisitionnounA lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
translationnounThe conversion of text from one language to another.
commentarynounAn oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
annotationnounA comment added to a text.
clarificationnounThe act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.
critiquenounTo review something; to criticize.
glossnoun(transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.
dissectionnoun(figurative) A minute and detailed examination or analysis.
scholiumnoun(linguistics) A note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.
unpackingnounThe act by which something is unpacked.
readingnounThe process of interpreting written language.
criticismnoun(uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed

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