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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ek-spli-key-tiv, ik-splik-uh-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk splɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ɪkˈsplɪk ə tɪv |
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Définition of explicative
Origin :- 1640s, "having the function of explaining," from Latin explicativus, from explicare (see explicit). As a noun, from 1775.
- adj explanatory
- The first and second are informative, explicative, they take in and dothe other gives out.
- Extract from : « Spare Hours » by John Brown
- The explicative myths, arising from utility, from the necessity of knowing.
- Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
- All of Edwards's other writings may be arranged in relation to this principle,—as introductory, explicative, or defensive.
- Extract from : « Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 13 » by Various
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