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explicatory

Explicatory (adj) means Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.

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Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin explicātōrius, from Latin explicō (“to unfold, open out”). By surface analysis, explicate + -ory.

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"explicatory" (adj) means explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.

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