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explicatory, a.|ˈɛksplɪkətərɪ|
[f. L. type *explicātōrius, f. explicātor: see prec. and -ory.]
Having the function of explaining. Const. of.
1625Ussher Answ. Jesuit 304 The like explicatorie repetition is noted..to haue been vsed by the Prophet. a1677Barrow Serm. I. xxv, Those evangelical commands, explicatory of this law. 1716T. Vincent (title), Explicatory Catechism, or an Explanation of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism. 1870Disraeli Lothair lxxi. 377 Making every allowancè..for explicatory circumstances. 1889Spectator 9 Nov., They were compelled to wait for the correspondents' full and explicatory accounts. |