Definition of explanatory
: serving to explain
- explanatory notes
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Examples of explanatory in a Sentence
There are explanatory notes at the front of the book.
the explanatory section has as its heading “What the New Tax Changes Mean”
Recent Examples of explanatory from the Web
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Another somewhat self-explanatory tip, but obey the local laws when using fireworks.
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The Streaming, All, and P2P options are self-explanatory.
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The film's weakest moments come when explanatory scenes appear to be trimmed or downright cut to maintain a brisk pace.
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This simple and determinate explanatory style is highly intuitive and very efficient.
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Ugly Sweater Party at Howl at the Moon 26 W. Hubbard St. 312-863-7427 Break out your ugliest holiday sweater and head to Howl at the Moon for its annual Ugly Sweater Party, which is pretty self-explanatory.
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Jota dissects the judiciary; Nexo specialises in explanatory journalism with lots of graphics and timelines.
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Uniqlo, which is owned by the Japanese giant Fast Retailing (a self-explanatory name if there ever was one), has not been a brand that brought bells and whistles to its partnerships, or that inflated the ego by creating noisy marketing campaigns.
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Invaders, Punchers and Sherman Tanks seem self-explanatory and Stockaders is just flat-out strange.
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First Known Use of explanatory
1600
explanatory Synonyms
Synonyms
elucidative, exegetical (also exegetic), explanative, explicative, explicatory, expository, illuminative, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive;
EXPLANATORY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of explanatory for English Language Learners
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: made or included in order to explain something
EXPLANATORY Defined for Kids
Definition of explanatory for Students
: giving explanation
- explanatory notes
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