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illustratory

illustratory adjective: illustrative (serving to illustrate or explain).

Adjective

illustratory (comparative more illustratory, superlative most illustratory)

  1. illustrative (serving to illustrate or explain)

Forms of illustratory

comparativemore illustratory
superlativemost illustratory

Origin of illustratory

From illustrate + -ory.

Questions about illustratory

What does illustratory mean?
Illustratory means illustrative (serving to illustrate or explain).
What part of speech is illustratory?
Illustratory is an adjective.

Words near illustratory in the dictionary

  1. illustrative
  2. illustratively
  3. illustrativeness
  4. illustrator
  5. illustrators
  6. illustratory
  7. illustratress
  8. illustratresses
  9. illustre
  10. illustrious
  11. illustriously

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