Associations to the word «Explanatory»

Wiktionary

EXPLANATORY, adjective. Intended to serve as an explanation.
EXPLANATORY, adjective. (of a person) Disposed to explain.
EXPLANATORY FICTION, noun. A work of fiction that attempts to explain the causes of a real event
EXPLANATORY STYLE, noun. (psychology) The automatic, natural, habitual way the a person explains events.

Dictionary definition

EXPLANATORY, adjective. Serving or intended to explain or make clear; "explanatory notes"; "an explanatory paragraph".

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
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