Explicative
Explicative adjective - Serving to explain.
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Synonyms for Explicative
Metaphoric and explicative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Metaphoric" instead an adjective "Explicative".
Metaphoric
Metaphoric adjective - Expressing one thing in terms normally used for another.
Explicative and metaphoric are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explicative" instead an adjective "Metaphoric".
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Related pairs
- typical and explicative
- typical and metaphoric
- representative and explicative
- representative and metaphoric
- illustrative and explicative
- illustrative and metaphoric
- symbolic and explicative
- symbolic and metaphoric
- revealing and explicative
- revealing and metaphoric
- explanatory and explicative
- explanatory and metaphoric
- extended and explicative
- extended and metaphoric
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