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113 entries under explanation topic. ×
| reason(noun, action, good, feeling, understanding) | |
| justification(noun, action, cause, reason, case) | |
| excuse(noun, action, cause, reason, base) | |
| grounds(noun, concept, action, philosophy, cause) | |
| principle(noun, concept, action, philosophy, system) | |
| basis(noun, concept, action, understanding, philosophy) | |
| rationalization(noun, action, cause, reason, explain) | |
| theory(noun, concept, action, philosophy, system) | |
| account(noun, action, cause, report, reason) | |
| philosophy(noun, adjective, concept, action, quiet) | |
| reasoning(noun, reason, sense, judgment) | |
| argument(noun, concept, understanding, philosophy, cause) | |
| pretext(noun, cause, reason, base, call) | |
| solution(noun, report, account, answer, meaning) | |
| explication(noun, report, account, answer, meaning) | |
| exposition(noun, action, cause, report, account) | |
| idea(noun, concept, understanding, philosophy, cause) | |
| interpretation(noun, report, reason, account, suggestion) | |
| ratiocination(noun, philosophy, connection, sense) | |
| rationalisation |
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