interpretive

[ in-tur-pri-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. serving to interpret; explanatory.

  2. deduced by interpretation.

  1. made because of interpretation: an interpretive distortion of language.

  2. of or relating to those arts that require an intermediary, as a performer, for realization, as in music or theater.

  3. offering interpretations, explanations, or guidance, as through lectures, brochures, or films: the museum's interpretive center.

Origin of interpretive

1
First recorded in 1670–80; interpret + -ive

Other words from interpretive

  • in·ter·pre·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·in·ter·pre·tive, adjective
  • non·in·ter·pre·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·in·ter·pre·tive·ness, noun
  • self-in·ter·pre·tive, adjective
  • un·in·ter·pre·tive, adjective
  • un·in·ter·pre·tive·ly, adverb

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