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explicit

exp·li·cit

UK/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/ US/ɛk-/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication

  • “explicit instructions”
  • “she made her wishes explicit”
  • “explicit sexual scenes”
2.

in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

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Origin

Borrowed from French explicite, from Latin explicitus (“disentangled, easy”), variant of explicātus.

Phrases

  • explicit function
  • explicit modeling

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