Definition of explanation

• n. - The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty.
• n. - That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation.
• n. - The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense.
• n. - A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation.