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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) \

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

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1606, in the meaning defined above

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