Usually means: Attributing cause reduces other explanations.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word explaining away:

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  1. explaining away: Merriam-Webster
  2. explaining away: Collins English Dictionary
  3. explaining away: Wiktionary
  4. explaining away: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. explaining away: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. explaining away: Idioms



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