DECLARATORY

declarative, declaratory, asserting

(adjective) relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

declaratory (not comparable)

Serving to declare or explain

Source: Wiktionary


De*clar"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. déclaratoire.]

Definition: Making declaration, explanation, or exhibition; making clear or manifest; affirmative; expressive; as, a clause declaratory of the will of the legislature. Declaratory act (Law), an act or statute which sets forth more clearly, and declares what is, the existing law.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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