Explanatory — Ex*plan a*to*ry, a. [L. explanatorius.] Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory notes. Swift … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
explanatory — 1610s, from or modeled on L.L. explanatorius having to do with an explanation, from L. explanat , pp. stem of explanare (see EXPLANATION (Cf. explanation)) … Etymology dictionary
explanatory — [adj] descriptive allegorical, analytical, annotative, critical, declarative, demonstrative, diagrammatic, discursive, elucidatory, enlightening, exegetic, exegetical, explicative, expositional, expository, graphic, guiding, hermeneutic,… … New thesaurus
explanatory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ serving to explain something. DERIVATIVES explanatorily adverb … English terms dictionary
explanatory — [ek splan′ə tiv, ik splan′ə tivek splan′ə tôr΄ē, iksplan′ə tôr΄ē] adj. [LL explanatorius] explaining or intended to explain: also explanative [ek splan′ə tiv, ik splan′ə tiv] explanatorily adv … English World dictionary
explanatory — [[t]ɪksplæ̱nətəri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Explanatory statements or theories are intended to make people understand something by describing it or giving the reasons for it. [FORMAL] These statements are accompanied by a series of… … English dictionary
explanatory — ex|plan|a|to|ry [ıkˈsplænətəri US to:ri] adj giving information about something or describing how something works, in order to make it easier to understand ▪ There are explanatory notes at the end of each chapter. →↑self explanatory … Dictionary of contemporary English
explanatory — adjective intended to describe how something works or make something easier to understand: explanatory notes at the end of each chapter see also: selfexplanatory … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
explanatory — adjective Date: 1618 serving to explain < explanatory notes > • explanatorily adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
explanatory — explanatorily, explanatively, adv. /ik splan euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. serving to explain: an explanatory footnote. Also, explanative. [1610 20; < LL explanatorius. See EXPLAIN, TORY1] * * * … Universalium
