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explanation of This is a good explanation of the difference between "affect" and "effect".
explanation for What was her explanation for why she was late?
[ + that ] The judge didn't believe his explanation that he had stolen the money in order to give it to charity.
by way of explanation He said, by way of explanation, that he hadn't seen the traffic light change to red.
- answerWe're still waiting for an answer.
- reply "How far?" asked Nigel. "Not far," was the mumbled reply.
- answer105 is the correct answer.
- responseThank you for your swift response.
- reactionWhat was her reaction when she was asked for her resignation?
- retortAlan snapped back with a witty retort.
- It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation.
- I wasn't wholly convinced by her explanation.
- Did he offer any explanation for his strange behaviour?
- I've been waiting here for almost an hour - I think you owe me an explanation.
- The entry for each idiom includes a useful, clear explanation about how it is used.
- alibi
- argument
- argumentation
- ascribe something to something phrasal verb
- ascription
- ascriptive
- definition
- excuse
- explain
- exposition
- extenuating
- extenuating circumstances
- extenuation
- flimsy excuse
- rationalization
- reason
- rough guide
- scholium
- superflack
- talk your way out of something idiom