exploratory: Meaning and Definition of

ex•plor•a•to•ry

Pronunciation: (ik-splôr'u-tôr"ē, -splōr'u-tōr"ē), [key]
— adj.
  1. pertaining to or concerned with exploration: an exploratory operation.
  2. inclined to make explorations.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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