different between explicator vs explication

English

Noun

explicator (plural explicators)

1. One who or that which explicates.

Related terms

• explicate
• explication
• explicit

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ek.spli?ka?.tor/, [?ks?pl??kä?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ek.spli?ka.tor/, [?kspli?k??t??r]

Noun

explic?tor m (genitive explic?t?ris); third declension

1. an expounder, explainer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Verb

explic?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of explic?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of explic?

References

• explicator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• explicator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• explicator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French explication, from Latin explicatio, explicationem.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

explication (countable and uncountable, plural explications)

1. The act of opening or unfolding.
2. (dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation.
3. The sense given by an expositor.

Related terms

• explicate
• explicator
• explicit

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin explicatio, explicationem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.spli.ka.sj??/

Noun

explication f (plural explications)

1. explanation

Related terms

• expliquer

Further reading

• “explication” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).