100 entries under understanding topic. ×

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interpretation(noun, expression, idiom, concept, support)
22
clarification(noun, information, knowledge, report)
21
elucidation(noun, expression, idiom, information)
21
definition(noun, expression, idiom, force, style)
18
explication(noun, report, reason, detail)
14
exegesis(noun, study, note, piece)
14
meaning(noun, reason, meaning, brief)
13
exposition(noun, expression, idiom, concept, action)
10
illustration(noun, study, information, note)
10
translation(noun, support, report, point)
7
decipherment(noun, explain, brief, interpretation)
6
analysis(noun, description, observation, interpretation)
6
rendition(noun, expression, idiom, style)
5
decoding(noun, interpretation, adaptation, conversion)
5
illumination(noun, information, knowledge, explain)
5
upshot(noun, force, effect, sense)
4
light(noun, information, point, aspect)
4
version(noun, concept, report, grasp)
3
denotation(noun, force, report, effect)
2
connotation(noun, force, effect, sense)
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