Definition of explication de texte

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ex·pli·ca·tion de texte    (k-spl-kä-syô d tkst) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. ex·pli·ca·tions de texte  (k-spl-kä-syô d tkst) KEY 

A method of literary criticism in which the interrelated details of a written work are examined and analyzed in an effort to understand its structure and discover meanings.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French : explication, explanation + de, of + texte, text