Interpretative

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Interpretative \In*ter"pre*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F.
     interpr['e]tatif.]
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     1. Designed or fitted to interpret; explanatory.
        "Interpretative lexicography." --Johnson.
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     2. According to interpretation; constructive.
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              An interpretative siding with heresies. --Hammond.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  interpretative
       adj : that provides interpretation [syn: {interpretive}]