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EXPOUNDS
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The answer EXPOUNDS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
EXPOUND as a verb:
1. (elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate) = add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
2. (set forth, expound, exposit) = state; "set forth one's reasons"