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exploratory

adjective

  1. relating to exploration
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɛkˈsplɒɹ.ə.tə.ɹi/ / /ɛkˈsplɒɹ.ə.tɹi/ / /ɪkˈ-/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin plōrō Latin explōrōder. Middle French explorerder. English explore English -ate English -ory English -atory English exploratory From explore + -atory.

  1. Serving to explore or investigate.

    Meanwhile, for those who doubted the sheer breadth of music Glastonbury offers, a short walk took you from Thundercat’s exploratory, spaced-out take on jazz-funk – where the smooth sound of yacht rock crashed into extended passages of improvisation to thrilling effect – to the aforementioned Craig David, clad entirely in white and padding out his set by the simple expedient of playing other people’s records and singing along to them, and thence to Liam Gallagher on the comeback trail.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin plōrō Latin explōrōder. Middle French explorerder. English explore English -ate English -ory English -atory English exploratory From explore + -atory.

  1. An exploration or investigation.