Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or marked by interpretation; explanatory.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
interpretative .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Interpretative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Marked by
interpretation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective that provides interpretation
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Examples
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His main interpretive lens has been the psychoanalytic metaphor of “adaptations,” or unconscious responses to pain, conflict, or uncertainty.
What Makes Us Happy? 2009
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His main interpretive lens has been the psychoanalytic metaphor of “adaptations,” or unconscious responses to pain, conflict, or uncertainty.
What Makes Us Happy? 2009
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The conference features an all-star cast, including our own Marty Lederman, who will be talking about how history matters in interpretive debates about Presidential power. continue reading ...
Balkinization 2006
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Lacking in interpretive charity and unwilling to stop for a second to consider what would realistically slip through the vetting process for an elected official’s prepared remarks, maybe, but not nuts.
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The association traced by Fay between clothes and female agency offers a telling contrast to what Foucault describes as the interpretive techniques of confession.
Romantic Loves: A Response to _Historicizing Romantic Sexuality_ 2006
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The first reason for seeking out travaux préparatoires can be called the interpretive reason.
Updated Research Guide on Drafting History of International Agreements Michel-Adrien Sheppard 2008
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The first reason for seeking out travaux préparatoires can be called the interpretive reason.
Archive 2008-06-01 Michel-Adrien Sheppard 2008
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Their complaint was with the so-called interpretive statements - written, ironically, to help those voters who don't happen to have an advanced degree in linguistics.
Latest News 2008
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"interpretive" -- rather than "substantive" -- under the definitions put forward in
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"interpretive" -- rather than "substantive" -- under the definitions put forward in
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