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exploratory

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈsplɒrətəri/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ik splôr′ə tôr′ē, -splōr′ə tōr′ē)

ex•plor•a•to•ry (ik splôr′ə tôr′ē, -splōr′ə tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.

pertaining to or concerned with exploration:an exploratory operation.
inclined to make explorations.

Also, ex•plor′a•tive.

Latin explōrātōrius. See exploration, -ory¹
late Middle English 1425–75

ex•plor′a•tive•ly, adv.

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