explanation A2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #2753 Meanings 1 noun A statement that makes something clear or easy to understand. The teacher gave a simple explanation of how volcanoes form. 2 noun A reason given for why something happened. An explanation for the strange noises was easily found. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a statement that makes... accountclarification Word family Forms explanations Derived forms counterexplanationexplainificationexplanationismexplanationistmisexplanationnonexplanationreexplanationsubexplanation Related forms explainexplanatoryexplicativeexplicatorexplicatory Common collocations clear explanation Adjective + noun concise explanation Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin explanatio (“an explanation, interpretation”), from explanare (“explain”); see explain. Morphologically explain + -ation. Displaced native Old English racu. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # explanation **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 2753 ## Meanings 1. A statement that makes something clear or easy to understand. 2. A reason given for why something happened. ## Examples - The teacher gave a simple explanation of how volcanoes form. - An explanation for the strange noises was easily found. ## Derived Forms - counterexplanation - explainification - explanationism - explanationist - misexplanation - nonexplanation - reexplanation - subexplanation ## Related Forms - explain - explanatory - explicative - explicator - explicatory ## Etymology From Latin explanatio (“an explanation, interpretation”), from explanare (“explain”); see explain. Morphologically explain + -ation. Displaced native Old English racu. ## AI Etymology Explanation comes from Latin explanatio (“an explanation, interpretation”), from explanare (“explain”); see explain. Morphologically explain + -ation. Displaced native Old English racu. In current use, the main senses are “A statement that makes something clear or easy to understand” and “A reason given for why something happened”. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown