EXPLANATORY


Meaning of EXPLANATORY in English

— explanatorily, explanatively , adv.

/ik splan"euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.

serving to explain: an explanatory footnote.

Also, explanative .

[ 1610-20; explanatorius. See EXPLAIN, -TORY 1 ]

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