Explanation and Record

Explanation

Explanation noun - A statement that makes something clear.

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Record and explanation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Record" instead a noun "Explanation".

Nearby Words: explain, explanatory, explaining

Record noun - A relating of events usually in the order in which they happened.

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Explanation and record are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explanation" instead a noun "Record".

Nearby Words: recorded, recording, recorder, recordist, recordable

good	good explanation	good record
full	full explanation	full record
best	best explanation	best record
long	long explanation	long record
Other adjectives: better, similar, perfect, complete, current, original, actual, new, final, official.

Thanks to Valve's track record on making third installments, they probably won't be giving us any further explanation on what happens to any of the survivors for a very, very long time.

Source: Video Game / Left 4 Dead
This is the series explanation for why the Biblical character vanished from record.

Source: Literature / Dragons in Our Midst
Well, sort of; the in-character explanation is that the characters are listening to/participating in a sort of historical record.

Source: No Equal Opportunity Time Travel

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