interpretive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈtɜrprɪtɪv/ UK /ɪnˈtɜːprɪtɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
serving to explain or render the meaning of something

The museum added interpretive panels beside each exhibit.

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Synonyms

1 adj · serving to explain or... interpretative explanatoryexpositoryexegeticalexplicatory

Opposites

literal

Word family

Derived forms interpretively

Related forms interpret interpretation interpreter interpretative

Etymology

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

interpretari Latin interpres Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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