declarative

[dih-klar-uh-tiv]

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adjective

serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.

Also de·clar·a·to·ry

[dih-klar-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /dɪˈklær əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of declarative

1530–40; < Latin dēclārātīvus explanatory, equivalent to dēclārāt(us) (see declaration) + -īvus -ive

Related formsde·clar·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·de·clar·a·tive, adjectivenon·de·clar·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·de·clar·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·de·clar·a·tive, adjective

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Related Words for declaratory

demonstrative, descriptive, explanatory, enunciatory

Examples from the Web for declaratory

Historical Examples of declaratory

The declaratory act was passed to save the dignity of parliament.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.
William Hunt
One native dissented from the report, and favored a declaratory law.
Greater Britain
Charles Wentworth Dilke
On the contrary, it accompanied the repeal with a Declaratory Act.
History of the United States
Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
It is declaratory and follows the form of a poem, not an argument.
Children of the Market Place
Edgar Lee Masters
In the declaratory, religious form, the New Testament is a sufficient example of this doctrine.
The Church of St. Bunco
Gordon Clark

British Dictionary definitions for declaratory

declaratory

adjective

another word for declarative

law

(of a statute) stating the existing law on a particular subject; explanatory
(of a decree or judgment) stating the rights of the parties without specifying the action to be taken

Derived Formsdeclaratorily, adverb

declarative

adjective

making or having the nature of a declaration

Derived Formsdeclaratively, adverb

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Word Origin and History for declaratory

adj.

mid-15c., from Medieval Latin declaratorius, from Latin declarator, from declarare (see declare).

declarative

adj.

mid-15c., from French déclaratif and directly from Late Latin declarativus, from past participle stem of Latin declarare (see declare).