"explicatory" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more explicatory [comparative], most explicatory [superlative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin explicātōrius, from Latin explicō (“to unfold, open out”). By surface analysis, explicate + -ory. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|NL.|explicātōrius}} Learned borrowing from New Latin explicātōrius, {{der|en|la|explicō||to unfold, open out}} Latin explicō (“to unfold, open out”), {{surf|en|explicate|-ory}} By surface analysis, explicate + -ory Head templates: {{en-adj}} explicatory (comparative more explicatory, superlative most explicatory)
  1. Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. Synonyms: explicative Related terms: explicate, explication
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