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General (29 matching dictionaries)

1. explanation: Merriam-Webster.com [home, info]
2. explanation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries [home, info]
3. explanation: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
4. explanation: Collins English Dictionary [home, info]
5. explanation: Vocabulary.com [home, info]
6. explanation: Macmillan Dictionary [home, info]
7. Explanation, explanation: Wordnik [home, info]
8. explanation: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary [home, info]
9. explanation: Wiktionary [home, info]
10. explanation: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
11. explanation: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
12. explanation: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
13. Explanation, explanation: Dictionary.com [home, info]
14. explanation: Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
15. explanation: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
16. explanation: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
17. Explanation (poem), Explanation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
18. Explanation: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
19. explanation: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
20. explanation: Rhymezone [home, info]
21. explanation: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
22. explanation: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
23. explanation: Free Dictionary [home, info]
24. explanation: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
25. explanation: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
26. explanation: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
27. explanation: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]

Art (3 matching dictionaries)

28. explanation: Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names [home, info]
29. explanation: Philosophy of Mind [home, info]
30. explanation: Literary Criticism [home, info]

Business (2 matching dictionaries)

31. explanation: Legal dictionary [home, info]
32. explanation: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)

33. Explanation: Cybernetics and Systems [home, info]
34. explanation: Encyclopedia [home, info]

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)

35. EXPLANATION: Glossary of Ethical Terms [home, info]
36. explanation: Glosario de términos filosóficos (en inglés) [home, info]

Religion (1 matching dictionary)

37. EXPLANATION: Irivng Hexham's Concise Dictionary of Religion [home, info]

Science (2 matching dictionaries)

38. explanation: Archaeology Wordsmith [home, info]
39. explanation: FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy [home, info]

Tech (1 matching dictionary)

40. explanation: Glossary of Meteorology [home, info]

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Quick definitions from Macmillan ( ) Provided by Quick definitions from WordNet (explanation) ▸ noun:  thought that makes something comprehensible ▸ noun:  a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. ("The explanation was very simple") ▸ noun:  the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible ("I heard his explanation of the accident") ▸ Also see explanations ▸ Word origin ▸ Words similar to explanation ▸ Usage examples for explanation ▸ Idioms related to explanation (New!) ▸ Popular adjectives describing explanation ▸ Words that often appear near explanation ▸ Rhymes of explanation ▸ Invented words related to explanation