interpretive

C2+ Topic:Communication
US /ɪnˈtɜrprɪtɪv/ UK /ɪnˈtɜːprɪtɪv/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    serving to explain or render the meaning of something

    The museum added interpretive panels beside each exhibit.

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1 adj · serving to explain or... interpretativeexplanatoryexpositoryexegeticalexplicatory
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Derived forms interpretively

Etymology

A shortened form of interpretative, from Late Latin interpretativus, from Latin interpretari ('to explain, expound'), from interpres ('interpreter, agent').

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