Meaning & use
Interpretative
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Relating to or providing interpretation; explanatory.
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The museum added interpretative panels to help visitors understand the exhibit's historical context.
Judges often rely on interpretative guidelines when applying ambiguous statutes.
A note on using this word
A longer variant of 'interpretive'; both spellings are considered correct, though 'interpretive' is more common in American English.
Words with a similar meaning
interpretiveexplanatory
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