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explanans
(ex¦plan|ans)
Pronunciation:
/ˌɛkspləˈnanz/
noun
(
plural
explanantia
/-ˈnantɪə/
)
Philosophy
another term for
explicans
.
Origin:
1940s
: Latin
, 'explaining', from the verb
explanare
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