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Synonyms for interpretive


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-tur-pri-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɜr prɪ tɪv

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Définition of interpretive

Origin :
  • 1670s, from interpret + -ive; also see interpretative. Listed by Fowler among the words "that for one reason or another should not have been brought into existence."
  • adj explanatory
Example sentences :
  • And they respond by calling forth the interpretive genius of their conductor.
  • Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe
  • Clogging, the ballet, interpretive and toe dances—why enumerate them.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn
  • It is interpretive of episode, and the episode forces it into shape.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and the Beast » by Stewart A. McDowall
  • But we prefer to be interpretive, to come closer home than this.
  • Extract from : « The United Seas » by Robert W. Rogers
  • He shot a level, interpretive glance into her eyes, then left.
  • Extract from : « The Financier » by Theodore Dreiser
  • He has the interpretive power which makes us see what he2868 sees and invites us to share his enjoyment in his strange adventures.
  • Extract from : « Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 » by Various
  • We have employed the interpretive imagination merely for narrative purposes.
  • Extract from : « In The Boyhood of Lincoln » by Hezekiah Butterworth
  • Free literature, library facilities, and interpretive services are also available at the museum.
  • Extract from : « Manasses (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park-Virginia » by Francis F. Wilshin
  • In every way we exalt the interpretive, critical, even destructive, judicial process.
  • Extract from : « Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913 » by Various
  • “Do not compute before the mesh is set,” the interpretive bank cautioned.
  • Extract from : « The Hitch Hikers » by Vernon L. McCain
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