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explicative (iou)



explicative adjective & noun. E17.
[French explicatif, from expliquer explain, from Latin explicare: see EXPLICATE, -IVE.]
A. adjective.
Expansive. rare. Only in E17.
Explanatory, interpretative; spec. in Logic (of a judgement), that explains the predicate from analysis of the subject. M17.
b. noun. An explicative term or phrase. L18.
explicatively adverb M18.