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  • 51illustrative — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. exemplifying, explanatory, corroborative, clarifying, specifying, explicatory, interpretive, explicative, illuminative, symbolic, emblematic, representative, sample, imitative, indicative, pictorial, graphic, imagistic …

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  • 52elucidative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to explain: exegetic, explanative, explanatory, explicative, expositive, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive. See EXPLAIN …

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  • 53exegetic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to explain: elucidative, explanative, explanatory, explicative, expositive, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive. See EXPLAIN …

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  • 54explanative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to explain: elucidative, exegetic, explanatory, explicative, expositive, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive. See EXPLAIN …

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  • 55explicative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to explain: elucidative, exegetic, explanative, explanatory, expositive, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive. See EXPLAIN …

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  • 56hermeneutic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to explain: elucidative, exegetic, explanative, explanatory, explicative, expositive, expository, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive. See EXPLAIN …

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  • 57interpretative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to explain: elucidative, exegetic, explanative, explanatory, explicative, expositive, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretive. See EXPLAIN …

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  • 58interpretive — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to explain: elucidative, exegetic, explanative, explanatory, explicative, expositive, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative. See EXPLAIN …

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  • 59expository — /əkˈspɒzətri/ (say uhk spozuhtree), /ɛk / (say ek ), / təri/ (say tuhree) adjective serving to expound, set forth, or explain. Also, expositive …

  • 60expository — [eks päz′ə tiv, ik späz′ə tivek späz′ə tôr΄ē, ikspäz′ə tôr΄ē] adj. [ML expositorius] of, like, or containing exposition; explanatory: also expositive [eks päz′ə tiv, ik späz′ə tiv] …

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