Interpretative

Interpretative
Interpretative In*ter"pre*ta*tive, a. [Cf. F. interpr['e]tatif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Designed or fitted to interpret; explanatory. ``Interpretative lexicography.'' --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

2. According to interpretation; constructive. [1913 Webster]

An interpretative siding with heresies. --Hammond. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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