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Note :: Note (n.) A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation..

Catechise :: Catechise (v. t.) To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations and corrections, -- esp. in regard to points of religious faith..

Rationale :: Rationale (a.) An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves..

Account :: Account (n.) A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.

Understanding :: Understanding (n.) The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation..

Explanation :: Explanation (n.) 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..

Phenomenology :: Phenomenology (n.) A description, history, or explanation of phenomena..

Epexegesis :: Epexegesis (n.) A full or additional explanation; exegesis.

Programme :: Programme (n.) That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance, or entertainment; a preliminary sketch..

Declaratory :: Declaratory (a.) Making declaration, explanation, or exhibition; making clear or manifest; affirmative; expressive; as, a clause declaratory of the will of the legislature..

Metaphor :: Metaphor (n.) The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea..

Gloss :: Gloss (n.) A false or specious explanation.

Elucidation :: Elucidation (n.) A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example may serve for further elucidation of the subject..

Nonsolution :: Nonsolution (n.) Failure of solution or explanation.

Refer :: Refer (v. t.) To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances..

Running :: Running (a.) Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation..

Self-explaining :: self-explaining (a.) Explaining itself; capable of being understood without explanation.

Inquisitiveness :: Inquisitiveness (n.) The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity..

Protactic :: Protactic (a.) Giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory..

Interpellate :: Interpellate (v. t.) To question imperatively, as a minister, or other executive officer, in explanation of his conduct; -- generally on the part of a legislative body..

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