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explicit
/ɪkˈsplɪsət/
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What does explicit mean?
adjective
- Very specific, clear, or detailed.
- Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions.
noun
- The final few words of a text.
More meanings (1)
phrase
- (obsolete) Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪkˈsplɪsət/
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The language of the tongue is often used to disguise our thoughts, whereas the language of the pencil is clear and explicit.
When a manuscript was fully written the scribe wrote his colophon or “explicit,” a short form of the phrase “explicitus est liber.”
More book examples (2)
In it Mr. Darwin expresses himself with regard to the multiple origin of races and some other points in very explicit language.
The Sire do Retz, on hearing that his servants had made such explicit avowals of their acts, remained motionless, as though thunderstruck.