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interpretive - 4 dictionary results

in⋅ter⋅pre⋅tive

[in-tur-pri-tiv]
–adjective
1. serving to interpret; explanatory.
2. deduced by interpretation.
3. made because of interpretation: an interpretive distortion of language.
4. of or pertaining to those arts that require an intermediary, as a performer, for realization, as in music or theater.
5. offering interpretations, explanations, or guidance, as through lectures, brochures, or films: the museum's interpretive center.

Origin:
1670–80; interpret + -ive
in·ter·pre·tive     (ĭn-tûr'prĭ-tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Relating to or marked by interpretation; explanatory.

in·ter'pre·tive·ly adv.
interpretive

adjective
that provides interpretation [syn: interpretative

Interpretive

In*ter"pre*tive\, a. Interpretative. [R.]

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