Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

explanatory

/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
ex-plana-to-ry
IPA
/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Intended to serve as an explanation.

adj

Disposed to explain.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin explānātōrius, from Latin explānāt-, past-participle stem of explānāre (“to explain”). Displaced Old English ġereclīċ.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: explānātōrius

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/
  • British English: /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

more explanatory (comparative) most explanatory (superlative)

Derived Forms

explanatorily explanatoriness nonexplanatory overexplanatory unexplanatory

Phrases

explanatory dictionary explanatory fiction explanatory style self-explanatory

Synonyms

epexegetic

Questions

How do you pronounce explanatory?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/.
What does explanatory mean?
Intended to serve as an explanation.
Where does explanatory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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