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explicatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-pli-ca-to-ry
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin explicātōrius, from Latin explicō (“to unfold, open out”). By surface analysis, explicate + -ory.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more explicatory (comparative) most explicatory (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

explicate explication

Synonyms

explicative

Questions

What does explicatory mean?
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
Where does explicatory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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