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explication de texte

(ek splē kä syōnt tekst)

an intensive scrutiny and interpretation of the interrelated details of a written work, esp. a literary one

Origin: Fr

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noun pl. ex·pli·ca·tions de texte
A method of literary criticism in which the interrelated details of a written work are examined and analyzed in an effort to understand its structure and discover meanings.

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Origin: French

Origin: : explication, explanation

Origin: + de, of

Origin: + texte, text

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