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explicatory
adjective ex·pli·ca·to·ry \ek-ˈspli-kə-ˌtȯr-ē, ˈek-(ˌ)spli-\
Definition of EXPLICATORY
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First Known Use of EXPLICATORY
1625
Related to EXPLICATORY
- Synonyms
- elucidative, exegetical (also exegetic), explanative, explicative, explanatory, expositive, expository, illuminative, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive
Rhymes with EXPLICATORY
accusatory, admonitory, adulatory, a fortiori, aleatory, ambulatory, amendatory, applicatory, approbatory, celebratory, circulatory, combinatory, commendatory, compensatory, conciliatory, condemnatory, confirmatory, confiscatory, conservatory, consolatory, contributory, copulatory, cosignatory, declamatory, declaratory, dedicatory, defamatory, denigratory, depilatory, depository, derogatory, designatory, dispensatory, divinatory, escalatory, excitatory, exclamatory, exculpatory, excusatory, exhibitory, exhortatory, expiatory, expiratory, explanatory, exploratory, expository, expurgatory, incubatory, indicatory, inflammatory, informatory, innovatory, inspiratory, inundatory, invitatory, judicatory, masticatory, masturbatory, memento mori, millefiori, obfuscatory, obligatory, observatory, performatory, persecutory, predicatory, premonitory, prohibitory, reformatory, regulatory, repository, retributory, revelatory, respiratory, salutatory, stipulatory, supplicatory, transmigratory, undulatory
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