explicature
explicature · explicatures
Something explicitly expressed in an utterance, as opposed to what is implicitSomething explicitly expressed in an utterance, as opposed to what is implicit.
UK/ɛkˈsplɪkətʃə/US/ɛkˈsplɪkət͡ʃɚ/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Something explicitly expressed in an utterance, as opposed to what is implicit.
Origin
From explicate + -ure, after implicature.From explicate + -ure, after implicature.
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Forms
plural: explicatures| Singular | explicature |
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regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.