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US
/ɪksˈpɫænəˌtɔɹi/
]
[ UK /ɛksplˈænətəɹˌi/ ]
[ UK /ɛksplˈænətəɹˌi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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serving or intended to explain or make clear
explanatory notes
an explanatory paragraph
How To Use explanatory In A Sentence
- Graphics are generally more readable when explanatory variables are shown along a horizontal axis and outcome variables vertically.
- Genre" column: the abbreviations should be self-explanatory, with "h" meaning horror genre, though we are more inclined to call it "dark fantasy". The Ultimate Guide to Modern Writers of Science Fiction and Fantasy
- For instance, the man Peasley might have omitted the word knifed; also the explanatory words, argument boat fare, and the word mate. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley
- Both sides offered wide explanatory power going beyond the facts at hand, both had strong supporting evidence but both also were confronted with anomalies. Science, Technology, and Social Change
- He had only been enabled to come to that conclusion, it was said, because he had imported into his reasoning process words which are to be found in the explanatory notes and not in the policy itself.
- This is a pretty straight-forward and self-explanatory clause, but it's important none the less.
- As an example of the kinds of subtle relationships that exist among different explanatory factors, the Appendix reconsiders the 1976 data.
- The choice of autonomous relations in explanatory models is primarily a matter of adequate knowledge and intuition regarding the basic mechanisms of the economy. The Prize in Economics 1989 - Press Release
- From this we put a major explanatory weight on the indigenous construction of human nature and emotions.
- The evaluation of various explanatory factors continues to generate much historiographical debate.