the act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in scripture, or of a contract or treaty.-that which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation.-the meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense.-a mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation.