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View synonyms for interpretive

interpretive

[ 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 relating 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.



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Other Words From

  • 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of interpretive1

First recorded in 1670–80; interpret + -ive

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Example Sentences

I came [to personal essays] through the route of, if you want to call it intellection or a kind of interpretive [genre].

And what is the difference between a truly creative artist and an interpretive artist?

The crowd collectively grooved out in the wavy interpretive dance-esque style that Deadheads do.

But then I was so impressed by the unique and interpretive ideas people were able to come up with.

It is also more in the nature of misperception and interpretive crudity, rather than ignorance.

Free literature, library facilities, and interpretive services are also available at the museum.

The use of the singer's sensations, as applied in practical instruction, is almost exclusively interpretive.

Many vocal shortcomings are forgiven in the singer of convincing interpretive power.

Interpretive signs and amenities guided the erstwhile onlooker to the "ultimate," in fantasy dining.

The very thing that would have made them intelligible, interpretive, that would have made them art, was absent.

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