explicatif

French

Etymology

From explication +‎ -if.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.spli.ka.tif/

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• Homophone: explicatifs

Adjective

explicatif (feminine explicative, masculine plural explicatifs, feminine plural explicatives)

1. explanatory
2. (lexicography) explanatory; monolingual

   Coordinate term: traductif

   dictionnaire explicatif ― explanatory dictionary, monolingual dictionary

Further reading

• “explicatif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.