EXPLICATIVE


Meaning of EXPLICATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ek-ˈspli-kə-tiv, ˈek-splə-ˌkāt- ]

adjective

Date: 1649

: serving to explicate ; specifically : serving to explain logically what is contained in the subject

an explicative proposition

• ex·pli·ca·tive·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.