#explanation.statement__account  a statement that explains; "he launched into a detailed explanation"; "he demanded that I give an account for my failure"
  supertype:  statement  a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
  subtype:  rationale__principle  an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"
     subtype:  dialectics  a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces
  subtype:  key.explanation  something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration"
  subtype:  natural_history__naturalhistory  the systematic account of natural phenomena
  subtype:  raison_d'etre.rationalization__raisond'etre  ('<' #rationalization.explanation replaced by #explanation.statement since a theory is a description, not a process)$ reason for being
  subtype:  accounting.explanation  a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
  subtype:  reason  an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
  subtype:  justification.explanation  a statement in explanation of some action or belief
     subtype:  cause.justification__reason__grounds  a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
     subtype:  vindication__defense  the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
        subtype:  apologia__apology  a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
        subtype:  alibi  (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
        subtype:  self-justification__excuse__alibi  a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
  subtype:  exposition  an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"
  subtype:  explication  an explanation of the meaning of something
  subtype:  gloss__glos  an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
  subtype:  deriving__derivation__etymologizing  (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
  subtype:  definition  a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
     subtype:  contextual_definition  a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation; for example, "legal duty" might be defined contextually: "X has a legal duty to do Y means that X is required to do Y by a contract relationship that would be upheld in a court of law"
     subtype:  dictionary_definition  a definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol
     subtype:  explicit_definition  a definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined
     subtype:  ostensive_definition__ostensivedefinition  a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined
     subtype:  recursive_definition__recursivedefinition  (mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps
     subtype:  redefinition  the act of giving a new definition; "words like `conservative' require periodic redefinition"; "she provided a redefinition of his duties"
     subtype:  stipulative_definition__stipulativedefinition  a definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage
     subtype:  formal_definition
     subtype:  informal_definition
     subtype:  partial_definition__partialdefinition
     subtype:  total_definition__totaldefinition
     subtype:  category_definition
  subtype:  interpretation  an explanation resulting from interpreting something
     subtype:  expounding__exposition  a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
        subtype:  philosophizing  the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy
           subtype:  moralizing  the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant moralizing drove me mad"
     subtype:  construal  an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing
     subtype:  elucidation  an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
        subtype:  disambiguation  clarification that removes ambiguity
           subtype:  lexical_disambiguation__lexicaldisambiguation  disambiguation of the sense of a polysemous word
     subtype:  exegesis  an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
     subtype:  expansion.interpretation__enlargement__elaboration  an interpretation that provides additional information
        subtype:  embroidery__embellishment  elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
     subtype:  literal_interpretation__literalinterpretation  an interpretation based on the exact wording
        subtype:  letter  a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"
     subtype:  version  an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"
        subtype:  approximation  an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
     subtype:  reading.interpretation  a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
     subtype:  construction.interpretation__twist  an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
     subtype:  reconstruction.interpretation  an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
     subtype:  popularization__popularisation  an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable
     subtype:  misinterpretation__misunderstanding__mistaking  putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
        subtype:  imbroglio  a very embarrassing misunderstanding
        subtype:  misconstrual__misconstruction  a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
        subtype:  misreading  misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading

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