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Expositive Definition

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adjective

That explains; expository.

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Synonyms:
  • Synonyms:
  • illustrative
  • interpretative
  • hermeneutical
  • hermeneutic
  • explicative
  • explanatory
  • explanative
  • exegetic
  • expository
  • elucidative
  • interpretive

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