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explicação — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • explanation noun A statement or account that makes something clear or gives a reason for it.
  • justification noun A reason or explanation that shows an action or belief to be reasonable or acceptable.

Senses

explicação is used for these senses in English:

  • explanation The act or process of explaining.
  • justification (countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

justification — full definition

  1. noun A reason or explanation that shows an action or belief to be reasonable or acceptable.
  2. noun The alignment of text so its edges line up evenly along a margin.

Related Portuguese words