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EXPLANATORY

\ɛksplˈanətəɹˌi], \ɛksplˈanətəɹˌi], \ɛ_k_s_p_l_ˈa_n_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\

Definitions of EXPLANATORY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory notes.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory notes.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Serving to make clear.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Serving or tending to explain.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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