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ex⋅plor⋅a⋅to⋅ry

  [ik-splawr-uh-tawr-ee, -splohr-uh-tohr-ee]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or concerned with exploration: an exploratory operation.
2. inclined to make explorations.
Also, ex⋅plor⋅a⋅tive.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L explōrātōrius. See exploration, -ory 1

Related forms:
ex⋅plor⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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ex·plo·ra·tion   (ěk'splə-rā'shən)   
n.  The act or an instance of exploring: Arctic exploration; exploration of new theories.
ex·plor'a·to'ry (ĭk-splôr'ə-tôr'ē, -splōr'ə-tōr'ē) adj.
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Exploratory

Ex*plor"a*to*ry\, a. [L. exploratorius.] Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative. --Sir H. Wotton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : exploratory
Spanish: exploratorio,
German: (er)forschend,
Japanese: 探検の
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Main Entry: ex·plor·ato·ry
Pronunciation: ik-'splOr-&-"tOr-E, -'splor-, -"tor-
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or beingexploration <exploratory surgery>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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