interpretive

UK: /ɪnˈtɜː^rprɪtɪv/ US: (in tûr′pri tiv)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•ter•pre•tive  (in tûr′pri tiv), adj. 

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.

• interpret + -ive 1670–80

in•ter′pre•tive•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•ter•pre•ta•tive /ɪnˈtɜrprɪˌteɪtɪv/   adj. 

1. giving or providing an interpretation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•ter•pre•ta•tive  (in tûr′pri tā′tiv), adj. 

1. interpretive.

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

in•ter′pre•ta′tive•ly, adv. 

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interpretative / ɪnˈtɜːprɪtətɪv/, interpretive / ɪnˈtɜːprɪtɪv/ adjective

1. of, involving, or providing interpretation; expository