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discriminatory
English
Etymology
discriminate +? -ory
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s?k??m?n?t(?)??/, /d??sk??m??ne?t(?)r?/
- (US) IPA(key): /d?s?k??m?n??t??i/
Adjective
discriminatory (comparative more discriminatory, superlative most discriminatory)
- Of or pertaining to discrimination (in all senses).
- Showing prejudice or bias.
Translations
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explicit
English
Etymology
First attested 1609, from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled", "easy”), an alternative form of the past participle of explic?re (“to unfold”), from ex- (“out”) + plic? (“to fold”). Pornographic sense is from 1971.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?spl?s?t/ enPR: ?k-spl?s??t
- Rhymes: -?s?t
Adjective
explicit (comparative more explicit, superlative most explicit)
- Very specific, clear, or detailed.
- I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
- (euphemistic) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic.
- The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
Synonyms
- (very specific, clear): express, manifest, overt; see also Thesaurus:explicit
- (containing offensive material): raunchy
Antonyms
- (very specific, clear): implicit, unexplicit, vague
- (containing offensive material): circumspect
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Phrase
explicit
- (obsolete) Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.
Further reading
- explicit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- explicit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Alternative forms
- (proscribed) excipit
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin explicit (“to unfold”).
Noun
explicit m (plural explicits)
- end (of a story)
Antonyms
- incipit
References
- “explicit” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin explicit.
Noun
explicit m (oblique plural expliciz or explicitz, nominative singular expliciz or explicitz, nominative plural explicit)
- end (of a story)
Synonyms
- finit
Romanian
Etymology
From French explicite, from Latin explicitus.
Adjective
explicit m or n (feminine singular explicit?, masculine plural explici?i, feminine and neuter plural explicite)
- explicit
Declension
Swedish
Adjective
explicit
- explicit
Adverb
explicit
- explicitly
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