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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”
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First Known Use of explanatory
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EXPLANATORY Defined for English Language Learners
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: made or included in order to explain something
EXPLANATORY Defined for Kids
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: giving explanation explanatory notes
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