explanation
noun
[ ɛkspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a statement or account that makes something clear.
• "the birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends"
Similar:
clarification,
simplification,
description,
report,
version,
statement,
elucidation,
exposition,
expounding,
explication,
delineation,
gloss,
interpretation,
deciphering,
decoding,
translation,
commentary,
exegesis,
demonstration,
illustration,
resolution,
solution,
the why and wherefore,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin explanatio(n- ), from the verb explanare (see explain).
