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How do you spell Explanation?

Correct spelling

explanation

EXPLAN + ATION. No I after EXPLA.

Why is explanation spelled this way?

From Latin explanare, to make flat. EX (out) + PLANUS (flat). An explanation makes flat what was tangled — complexity smoothed into clarity.

Common misspellings of explanation

explainationexplanatonexplinationexplanasion

Example

She demanded an explanation.

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The correct spelling is "explanation". EXPLAN + ATION. No I after EXPLA.
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