#explanation  thought that makes something comprehensible
  supertype:  #thinking__thought__cerebration__intellection__mentation  the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
  part:  #fundament
  subtype:  #interpreting__interpretation__rendition__rendering  an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"
     subtype:  #broad_interpretation__broadinterpretation__judicial_activism  an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court)
  subtype:  #rationalization.explanation__rationalisation  the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason

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