"declaratory" meaning in English

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        {
          "word": "declaratorily"
        },
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        "Serving to declare or explain"
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          "declare"
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          "explain",
          "explain"
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          "sense": "serving to declare or explain",
          "word": "déclaratoire"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "serving to declare or explain",
          "word": "deklaratorisch"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "serving to declare or explain",
          "word": "erklärend"
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          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "serving to declare or explain",
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          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "serving to declare or explain",
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      "word": "declaratorily"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "serving to declare or explain",
      "word": "déclaratoire"
    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "serving to declare or explain",
      "word": "deklaratorisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "serving to declare or explain",
      "word": "erklärend"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "serving to declare or explain",
      "word": "feststellend"
    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "serving to declare or explain",
      "word": "Feststellungs-"
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