interpretative

American  

[in-tur-pri-tey-tiv] / ɪnˈtɜr prɪˌteɪ tɪv /

adjective

1. interpretive.

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interpretative British  

/ ɪnˈtɜːprɪtətɪv, ɪnˈtɜːprɪtɪv /

adjective

1. of, involving, or providing interpretation; expository

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Other Word Forms

• interpretatively adverb
• noninterpretative adjective
• noninterpretatively adverb
• preinterpretative adjective
• uninterpretative adjective

Etymology

Origin of interpretative

1560–70; < Latin interpretāt ( us ) past participle of interpretārī to interpret + -ive

Example Sentences

The British cast was different, but Friedman has been building on her understanding of the musical, probing deeper into its secrets and untangling its interpretative knots.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

His death occurred just hours after speaking to a Times reporter about hiking in the heat while he took a break for some rare shade under a metal interpretative sign.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Fig.B: tooth preservation shown in the interpretative drawing of an isolated tooth.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023

As opposed to the identification of things in the natural sciences, a process limited in possible meanings, discourse possesses endless interpretative possibilities.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

So one may take ‘naturalium et artium’ as interpretative of ‘philosophie,’” op. cit., p.

From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William