expository

[ ik-spoz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
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adjective
  1. of the nature of exposition; serving to expound, set forth, or explain: an expository essay;expository writing.

Origin of expository

1
From the Medieval Latin word expositōrius, dating back to 1590–1600. See expositor, -tory1
  • Also ex·pos·i·tive [ik-spoz-i-tiv] /ɪkˈspɒz ɪ tɪv/ .

Other words from expository

  • ex·pos·i·to·ri·ly, ex·pos·i·tive·ly, adverb
  • sem·i·ex·pos·i·tive, adjective
  • sem·i·ex·pos·i·to·ry, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for expository

expository

expositive

/ (ɪkˈspɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. of, involving, or assisting in exposition; explanatory

Derived forms of expository

  • expositorily or expositively, adverb

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