explication

UK: /ˌɛksplɪˈkeɪʃ^ən/ US: (ek′spli kā′shən)

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ex•pli•ca•tion  (ek′spli kā′shən), n. 

1. the act of explicating.
2. an explanation;
   interpretation:
   He gave a brilliant explication of James Joyce's book.

• Latin explicātiōn- (stem of explicātiō). See explicate, -ion
• Middle French
• 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

explication / ˌɛksplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun

1. the act or process of explicating
2. analysis or interpretation, esp of a literary passage or work or philosophical doctrine
3. a comprehensive exposition or description