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explicitly
Adverb
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If you state something explicitly, you make the meaning clear and plain, without hiding or avoiding it.
Religion is explicitly mentioned four times in the text.
provided
Preposition
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You use provided mathx/math, mathy/math to show that if mathx/math is true, happens, etc., mathy/math will, too.
The doctor can save his life, provided he arrives in time.