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- Dictionaryexplanatory/ɪkˈsplanət(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. serving to explain something: "explanatory notes"
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giving an explanation about something: explanatory note There are explanatory notes with the diagram. The kit comes complete with an explanatory instruction leaflet. See also. self-explanatory. Fewer examples. The explanatory texts by the curators are very informative. There may be a way round the problem by amending the explanatory memorandum.
The meaning of EXPLANATORY is serving to explain. How to use explanatory in a sentence.
helping to make something clear or understandable: an explanatory note. (Definition of explanatory from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of explanatory. explanatory. But it's hard to ask for more than explanatory text right there on the box. From Slate Magazine.
Explanatory definition: serving to explain. See examples of EXPLANATORY used in a sentence.
Use the adjective explanatory when you're talking about a clarification or an explanation. An abstract artwork in a gallery that consists of an old sneaker might require an explanatory note, for example.
Explanatory statements or theories are intended to make people understand something by describing it or giving the reasons for it.
Define explanatory. explanatory synonyms, explanatory pronunciation, explanatory translation, English dictionary definition of explanatory. adj. Serving or intended to explain: an explanatory paragraph. ex·plan′a·to′ri·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....
Definition of explanatory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
giving an explanation about something: There are explanatory notes with the diagram. See also. self-explanatory. (Definition of explanatory from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of explanatory. in Chinese (Traditional) 解釋的, 說明的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 解释的, 说明的… See more. in Spanish.
Definitions of 'explanatory' Explanatory statements or theories are intended to make people understand something by describing it or giving the reasons for it. [formal] [...] More. Synonyms of 'explanatory' • descriptive, interpretive, illustrative, interpretative [...] More. Collocations with the word 'explanatory'
