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explicatory

adjective
ex·​pli·​ca·​to·​ry | \ ek-ˈspli-kə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce explicatory (audio) , ˈek-(ˌ)spli- How to pronounce explicatory (audio) \

Definition of explicatory

: explicative
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Examples of explicatory in a Sentence

most of the medical film's voice-over narration consists of explicatory remarks on the images being shown

Recent Examples on the Web

 But Reichardt has no interest in the kind of conventional storytelling that requires clues and revelations building to an explicatory conclusion. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'First Cow': Film Review | Telluride 2019," 31 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of explicatory

1606, in the meaning defined above

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