explicit

Definitions


[ɛkˈsplɪsɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt
(e.g: the arrangement had not been made explicit)


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Origin:
mid 16th century (as an adjective): from French explicite or Latin explicitus, past participle of explicare ‘unfold’ (see explicate)


[ɛkˈsplɪsɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the closing words of a manuscript, early printed book, or chanted liturgical text


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Origin:
Middle English: late Latin, ‘here ends’, or abbreviation of explicitus est liber ‘the scroll is unrolled’
mid 16th century (as an adjective): from French explicite or Latin explicitus, past participle of explicare ‘unfold’ (see explicate)




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