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explicit definition

ex·plicit (eks plis′it, ik splis′-)

adjective

  1. clearly stated and leaving nothing implied; distinctly expressed; definite
  2. saying what is meant, without reservation or disguise; outspoken
  3. plain to see; readily observable

Etymology: OFr explicite < ML explicitus < L, pp. of explicare: see explicate

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