🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

설명적인

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: seolmyeongjeog-in

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Explicatory/ˈɛk.splɪ.kəˌtɔː.ri/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #45200 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 문서는 이해를 돕기 위한 설명적인 주석을 포함하고 있다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Serving to explain, clarify, or interpret a text, theory, or complex subject.

    "The professor provided an explicatory note to help students understand the archaic text."
  2. 2

    Having the character of an explanation or exposition.

    "Her latest book offers an explicatory overview of quantum computing principles."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin explicator, meaning 'one who explains,' stemming from the verb explicare (ex- 'out' + plicare 'to fold'), implying the unfolding or unrolling of meaning. It entered the English lexicon in the early 17th century as an adjectival form denoting a function of clarifying or explaining complex concepts.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Explicatory"?

10 Global Lexicons: How "Explicatory" is said worldwide

Click any language below to open its dedicated Language to English dictionary page with native script & transliteration

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Explicatory"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Explicatory" Synonym Map