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explicit

ex.plic.it \ik-'splis-*t\ aj [F or ML; F explicite, fr. ML explicitus, fr. 
   L, pp. of explicar]e 1: characterized by full clear expression  2: fully 
   developed or formulated  3: unreserved and unambiguous in expression  4: 
   externally visible  5: involving direct payment {~ costs} s such plainness 
   and distinctness that there is no room for ambiguity or reason for 
   difficulty in interpretation; EXPRESS implies explicitness and utterance 
   with directness or force; SPECIFIC implies precision in reference or 
   particularization in statement of the details covered or included; DEFINITE 
   stresses precise and determinate limitations and the absence of 
   uncertainty, indecision, or ambiguity - ex.plic.it.ly av SYN syn EXPRESS, 
   SPECIFIC, DEFINITE: EXPLICIT implie