transcription, транскрипция: [ eksˈpli:tɪv ]
n. & adj. --n. 1 an oath, swear-word, or other expression, used in an exclamation. 2 a word used to fill out a sentence etc., esp. in verse. --adj. serving to fill out (esp. a sentence, line of verse, etc.). [LL expletivus (as EX-(1), plere plet- fill)]