explanative
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adjective \ik-ˈspla-nə-tiv\Definition of EXPLANATIVE
— ex·plan·a·tive·ly adverb
Examples of EXPLANATIVE
- <an edition of Melville's novel that could use more explanative footnotes about whaling>
First Known Use of EXPLANATIVE
circa 1616
Related to EXPLANATIVE
- Synonyms
- elucidative, exegetical (also exegetic), explanatory, explicative, explicatory, expositive, expository, illuminative, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive
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