interpretive C2+ Topic:Communication US /ɪnˈtɜrprɪtɪv/ UK /ɪnˈtɜːprɪtɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj serving to explain or render the meaning of something The museum added interpretive panels beside each exhibit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · serving to explain or... interpretativeexplanatoryexpositoryexegeticalexplicatory ↔ Opposites literal Word family Derived forms interpretively Related forms interpretinterpretationinterpreterinterpretative Etymology AI details A shortened form of interpretative, from Late Latin interpretativus, from Latin interpretari ('to explain, expound'), from interpres ('interpreter, agent'). interpretari Latin interpres Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # interpretive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɜrprɪtɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtɜːprɪtɪv/ ## Meanings 1. serving to explain or render the meaning of something ## Examples - The museum added interpretive panels beside each exhibit. ## Synonyms - interpretative - explanatory - expository - exegetical - explicatory ## Antonyms - literal ## Derived Forms - interpretively ## Related Forms - interpret - interpretation - interpreter - interpretative ## Roots and Affixes - Root: interpretari - Root: interpres ## Etymology A shortened form of interpretative, from Late Latin interpretativus, from Latin interpretari ('to explain, expound'), from interpres ('interpreter, agent'). ## AI Etymology Interpretive is a shortened form of interpretative, from Late Latin interpretativus, from Latin interpretari ('to explain, expound'), from interpres ('interpreter, agent'). The etymological trail includes Latin interpretari and Latin interpres. As an adjective, interpretive means serving to explain or render the meaning of something. The same family is visible in derived forms such as interpretively and related forms such as interpret, interpretation, interpreter, and interpretative. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown