explication de texte
[ ek-splee-kah-syawn duh tekst ]
/ ɛk spli kɑ syɔ̃ də ˈtɛkst /
noun, plural ex·pli·ca·tions de texte [ek-splee-kah-syawn duh tekst] /ɛk spli kɑ syɔ̃ də ˈtɛkst/. French.
an approach to literary criticism involving close examination, analysis, and exposition of the text of a work, and concentrating on language, style, content, and the interrelationships of the parts to the whole in regard to meaning and symbolism.
Origin of explication de texte
literally, explanation of text
Words nearby explication de texte
explicable,
explicandum,
explicans,
explicate,
explication,
explication de texte,
explicative,
explicit,
explicit function,
explode,
exploded view
British Dictionary definitions for explication de texte
explication de texte
/ French (ɛksplikɑsjɔ̃ də tɛkst) /
noun plural explications de texte (ɛksplikɑsjɔ̃ də tɛkst)
a close textual analysis of a literary work
Word Origin for explication de texte
literally: explanation of (the) text