Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illustratory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
il-lus-tra-to-ry
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

illustrative (serving to illustrate or explain)

Etymology

From illustrate + -ory.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more illustratory (comparative) most illustratory (superlative)

Questions

What does illustratory mean?
illustrative (serving to illustrate or explain)
Where does illustratory come from?
From illustrate + -ory.

How to pronounce illustratory

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