English Explanatory Dictionary

explanatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Intended to serve as an explanation.
  2. Disposed to explain.

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/ /ɛkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/ /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/ /ɛkˈsplæn.ə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/ en-us-explanatory.ogg

Word forms

explanatory more explanatory most explanatory

Etymology

From Late Latin explānātōrius, from Latin explānāt-, past-participle stem of explānāre (“to explain”). Displaced Old English ġereclīċ.

Synonyms

epexegetic

Derived words

explanatorily explanatoriness explanatory dictionary explanatory fiction explanatory style nonexplanatory overexplanatory self-explanatory unexplanatory
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