explanatory

The definition of explanatory is something that makes things more clear.

(adjective)

An example of explanatory is a science teacher describing to his students how plants need sunlight to grow.

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See explanatory in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

explaining or intended to explain

Origin: LL explanatorius

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See explanatory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Serving or intended to explain: an explanatory paragraph.

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  • ex·planˌa·toˈri·ly adverb

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