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[ ik-splan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / ɪkˈsplæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR explanatory ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveserving to explain: an explanatory footnote. Sometimes ex·plan·a·tive [ik-splan-uh-tiv] /ɪkˈsplæn ə tɪv/ . Origin of explanatoryFrom the Late Latin word explānātōrius, dating back to 1610–20. See explain, -tory1 OTHER WORDS FROM explanatoryex·plan·a·to·ri·ly, ex·plan·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·ex·plan·a·tive, adjectivenon·ex·plan·a·to·ry, adjectivepre·ex·plan·a·to·ry, adjective un·ex·plan·a·to·ry, adjective Words nearby explanatoryexplain away, explainer, explain oneself, explanate, explanation, explanatory, explant, explement, explementary angle, expletive, explicable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for explanatoryFor centuries scientists included God as a part of their explanatory package. 2014: Revenge of the Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST This means that the camera has to be static and I have to include some explanatory inter-titles. Inside ‘Maidan’: Sergei Loznitsa on His Ukrainian Uprising Doc and Putin’s ‘Fascist’ Regime|Richard Porton|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST I went on to argue that the explanatory deficiencies of ID are overwhelming, extending far beyond bad and sinister design. My Debate With an ‘Intelligent Design’ Theorist|Karl W. Giberson|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Explanatory Reporting The Los Angeles Times Just about everyone living in Southern California has had experience with wildfires. The 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winners|The Daily Beast|April 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This explanatory or interpretative stage or aspect of myth may be first historically, or it may not be. Literature in the Elementary School|Porter Lander MacClintock As there is a good deal of misunderstanding on the subject of the Manchus an explanatory note is useful. The Fight For The Republic in China|Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale Ford had relighted his cigar, which had gone out in the explanatory interval, and was blowing smoke-rings toward the ceiling. Empire Builders|Francis Lynde In the course of the day I bought a copy of the explanatory pamphlet. Diversions in Sicily|H. Festing Jones The explanatory words beneath it are attributed to Dr. Christopher Jonson, headmaster from 1560 to 1571.
British Dictionary definitions for explanatory/ (ɪkˈsplænətərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjectiveserving or intended to serve as an explanation Derived forms of explanatoryexplanatorily, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to explanatorysupplementary, informative, analytical, interpretive, allegorical, critical, demonstrative, discursive, expository, graphic, illustrative, instructive, summary, enlightening, exegetic, explicative, hermeneutic, illuminative, annotative, declarative |