expatiation
- noun
- /ɛkˌspeɪʃiˈeɪʃən/
- Formal
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explayación
- The professor's expatiation on the topic of climate change captivated the entire audience.
Examples
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EXPATIATION
Academic text (2001) -
That would be an expatiation.
Blog text (15) -
Unconnected expatiations, he could form a sleekly working artifact for presentable ersatz thinking.
Fiction book (1991) -
I have attempted to relieve this density by means of an expatiation through some of Lonergan's source texts in the context of a consideration of his evolving appreciation of mysticism.
Academic text (2001) -
A French consul thought he could omit further expatiation on the subject of festivities held in Rome to celebrate the second marriage of the dauphin Louis because "a print was being etched."
Academic text (1995) -
She wrote an extensive expatiation about the history of Renaissance art in her thesis.
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During the meeting, his expatiation on the project details helped everyone understand its complexities.
Synonyms
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5.5
A clear explanation of an idea or subject that makes it easy to understand
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4.9
Adding more detail or explanation to something
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8.1
A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a text or idea
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6.8
A clear description that shows how something looks or feels
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9.9
A part in a book or speech that leaves the main topic to talk about a related subject
A detailed explanation of an idea or topic, often written
A long spoken or written discussion that gives many details
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Etymology
Expatiation comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and spatium 'space', the same root as space. It originally meant 'to walk out' or 'to wander', so an expatiation is like a long, wandering talk that moves across a subject and gives many details.