[usuallybeforenoun] giving the reasons for sth; intended to describe how sth works or to make sth easier to understand:
There are explanatory notes at the back of the book.
seealsoSELF-EXPLANATORY
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, explanatory is tagged as adjective.
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