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explicite

explicit, clear

adjective ex-plee-SEET Rare

Usage Note

Explicite is used in formal, academic, legal, and technical registers to mean something fully spelled out rather than implied. Its antonym implicite covers the opposite. The adverb explicitement (explicitly) is common in official texts and contracts.

Examples

"Les instructions sont explicites."

Natural Translation

The instructions are explicit.

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