Explicative and Indicative

Explicative

Explicative adjective - Serving to explain.
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Indicative and explicative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Indicative" instead an adjective "Explicative".

Indicative

Indicative adjective - Indicating something.
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Synonyms for Indicative

Explicative and indicative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explicative" instead an adjective "Indicative".

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