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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
explanatory /ɪkˈsplanəˌt(ə)ri, ɛk-/

▶adjective serving to explain something.

– derivatives
explanatorily adverb.

'explanatory' also found in these Oxford entries:

-atory - breakdown - comment - commentary - explanation - introduction - key - legend - self-explanatory

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