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explicit

Syllabification: (ex·plic·it)

Pronunciation: /ikˈsplisit/

Definition of explicit

stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt:the speaker’s intentions were not made explicit
(of a person) stating something in a clear and detailed way:let me be explicit
describing or representing sexual activity in a graphic fashion:explicit photos showing poses and acts

the closing words of a text, manuscript, early printed book, or chanted liturgical text. Compare with incipit.
[ Middle English: late Latin, 'here ends', or abbreviation of explicitus est liber 'the scroll is unrolled']

Derivatives

early 17th century (as an adjective): from French explicite or Latin explicitus, past participle of explicare 'unfold' (see explicate)

Definition of explicit in the British & World English dictionary

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