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The definition of explicit is something that is clearly expressed or communicated.

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An example of explicit is someone giving very straightforward directions to a location.

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See explicit in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

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

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

Related Forms:

explicitly adverb
explicitness noun

See explicit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

a. Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied.
b. Fully and clearly defined or formulated: “generalizations that are powerful, precise, and explicit” (Frederick Turner).
Forthright and unreserved in expression: They were explicit in their criticism.
a. Readily observable: an explicit sign of trouble.
b. Describing or portraying nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail.

Origin:

Origin: Latin explicitus

Origin: , past participle of explicāre, to unfold; see explicate

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Related Forms:

ex·plicˈit·ly adverb

ex·plicˈit·ness noun

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