"explicative" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Latin explicātīvus, from explicō (“to unfold, open out”).",
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    {
      "form": "more explicative",
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      "form": "most explicative",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "text": "The witness was explicative in telling the police what he saw.",
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        "Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail."
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        {
          "word": "explicate"
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        {
          "word": "explication"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "explicatory"
        }
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  "word": "explicative"
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        "3": "explicātīvus"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin explicātīvus, from explicō (“to unfold, open out”).",
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    {
      "form": "more explicative",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "most explicative",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "expletive"
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    {
      "word": "explicate"
    },
    {
      "word": "explication"
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