Explanation
Explanation noun - A statement that makes something clear.
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Synonyms for Explanation
Representation and explanation are semantically related in thought topic. In some cases you can use "Representation" instead a noun "Explanation".
Representation
Representation noun - The act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf.
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Synonyms for Representation
Explanation and representation are semantically related in thought topic. Sometimes you can use "Explanation" instead a noun "Representation", if it concerns topics such as statement.
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Related pairs
- impression and explanation
- impression and representation
- account and explanation
- account and representation
- description and explanation
- description and representation
- display and explanation
- display and representation
- exposition and explanation
- exposition and representation
- example and explanation
- example and representation
- expression and explanation
- expression and representation
How words are described
| good | good explanation | good representation |
| full | full explanation | full representation |
| clear | clear explanation | clear representation |
| best | best explanation | best representation |
| Other adjectives: exact, detailed, better, similar, usual, common, perfect, standard, true, proper, accurate, obvious, actual, real, little, decent, interesting, new, official, realistic. | ||
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A more standard explanation employs a Literary Agent Hypothesis: each game is an artistic representation of a vague historical event, i.e.
Source: Chaos Architecture -
The issue over how shadows are merely the absence of light is justified by that explanation simply being part of the Lie, and that darkness is a meta-physical representation of death.
Source: Casting a Shadow -
The radish strip has a real-world explanation (the artist/"Gabe" was screwing with the author/"Tycho"); most fans assumed that since the strip was about the guys confronting Div over his alcoholism, it was a representation of how drunk he was.
Source: Elephant in the Living Room
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