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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fr|explicite]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from Latin explicitus, unobstructed, a variant past participle of explicāre, to unfold, unravel, explain (see [[explicate]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from ex-, out, and plicāre, to fold (see [[ply]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|fr|explicite]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[la|explicitus]], unobstructed, a variant past participle of [[m|la|explicāre]], to unfold, unravel, explain (see [[explicate]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from ex-, out, and [[m|la|plicāre]], to fold (see [[ply]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==