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comparative more elucidatory · superlative most elucidatory
- Serving to elucidate.
Numerous compound nouns of category (b) are perfectly valid lexemes, but are not considered dictionary material since their definition (e.g., ‘a door of a cupboard’) is no more elucidatory than the original compound itself (‘cupboard door’).
2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 7
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elucidatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elucidatory
“elucidatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elucidatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elucidatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elucidatory.
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