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explicit

[ik-splis-it]

adjective

  1. fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal.

    explicit instructions; an explicit act of violence; explicit language.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
    Antonyms: ,
  2. clearly developed or formulated.

    explicit knowledge; explicit belief.

  3. definite and unreserved in expression; outspoken.

    He was quite explicit as to what he expected us to do for him.

    Synonyms: , ,
  4. having sexual acts or nudity clearly depicted.

    explicit movies; explicit books.

  5. Mathematics.(of a function) having the dependent variable expressed directly in terms of the independent variables, as y = 3 x + 4.



explicit

1

/ ɪˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to implication; fully stated

    explicit instructions

  2. graphically detailed, leaving little to the imagination

    sexually explicit scenes

  3. openly expressed without reservations; unreserved

  4. maths (of a function) having an equation of the form y=f ( x ), in which y is expressed directly in terms of x, as in y=x 4 + x + z Compare implicit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

explicit

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/ ɪˈɪɪ /

  1. the end; an indication, used esp by medieval scribes, of the end of a book, part of a manuscript, etc

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • explicitly adverb
  • explicitness noun
  • overexplicit adjective
  • quasi-explicit adjective
  • superexplicit adjective
  • unexplicit adjective
  • ˈٲԱ noun
  • ˈٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of explicit1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin explicitus “unfolded, set forth,” variant past participle of ; explicate
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of explicit1

C17: from Latin explicitus unfolded, from ; see explicate

Origin of explicit2

Late Latin, probably short for explicitus est liber the book is unfolded (or complete); shortened by analogy with incipit
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For although Israel might have launched these strikes without explicit American support, the US president is the only leader with real leverage over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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In an interview the prime minister has done with Bloomberg and in the read outs of the conversations Sir Keir Starmer has had with fellow leaders, there is no explicit endorsement of Israel's actions.

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Dozens of states have filed a joint lawsuit against the bankrupt DNA-testing company 23andMe to block the company’s sale of its customers’ genetic data without explicit consent.

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But each morning, new, often explicit, graffiti has adorned buildings across downtown.

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The last time gender’s cold war erupted into a battle fought on such explicit terms was around 50 years ago.

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