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exemplificatory

exemplificatory adjective: serving as an example; exemplifying something.

Adjective

exemplificatory (comparative more exemplificatory, superlative most exemplificatory)

  1. Serving as an example; exemplifying something.

Forms of exemplificatory

comparativemore exemplificatory
superlativemost exemplificatory

Origin of exemplificatory

From the past participial stem of Latin exemplificō + -ory.

Questions about exemplificatory

What does exemplificatory mean?
Exemplificatory means serving as an example; exemplifying something.
What part of speech is exemplificatory?
Exemplificatory is an adjective.

Words near exemplificatory in the dictionary

  1. exemplificational
  2. exemplifications
  3. exemplificative
  4. exemplificator
  5. exemplificators
  6. exemplificatory
  7. exemplifie
  8. exemplified
  9. exemplifier
  10. exemplifiers
  11. exemplifies

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