Both Uses of
explicit
in
The Three Musketeers
- "You have an order signed by the cardinal?" said the governor.
"Yes, monsieur," replied d'Artagnan; "here it is."
"It is quite regular and explicit," said the governor.Chpt 20. *explicit = clear and detailed
- By adding all that he heard from the mouth of the young man to his own remembrances, he was enabled to form a pretty exact idea of a position of the seriousness of which, for the rest, the queen's letter, short but explicit, gave him the clue.
Chpt 21.
Definitions:
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(1)
(explicit as in: explicit instructions) clear and with enough detail so there is no confusionShared information is often divided into two categories: explicit and implicit
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(2)
(explicit as in: explicit photos and pornography) expressing or displaying sexual activity or violence in a detailed manner