Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

explanatory style

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: ex-plana-to-ry style
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The automatic, natural, habitual way in which a person explains events.

Inflected Forms

explanatory styles (plural)

Questions

What does explanatory style mean?: The automatic, natural, habitual way in which a person explains events.

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