From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinterpretativein‧ter‧pre‧ta‧tive /ɪnˈtɜːprətətɪv $ ɪnˈtɜːrprəteɪtɪv/ AWL (also interpretive) adjective 1 MEANINGEXPLAINrelating to, explaining, or understanding the meaning of something Reading is an interpretative process.2 relating to how feelings are expressed through music, dance, art etc interpretive dance