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interpretational

interpretational

1 7.5
About ways or rules people use to decide the meaning of texts and data
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərprɪˈteɪʃənl/
translation icon : hermenéutico
  • She provided an interpretational analysis of the historical documents during the seminar.

Examples

  • This presents interpretational challenges because a "high priest" may refer to a stake president or an elder who has had his second anointings.

    Blog text (26)

  • It has its own interpretational and definitional sections and prohibits the dumping of substances into the ocean without a special permit.

    Academic text (1992)

  • At the Academy, she was at the top of her class in interpretational law.

    Judge Dredd (1995)

  • Interpretational guidelines for final scores are not provided.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The funders did review the study but did not participate in the conceptual design, data analysis, or interpretational aspects.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The 2007 Zurek paper is full of lots of redundant gibberish, but of course I think that it's among the saner papers on the interpretational issues.

    Blog text (30)

  • The interpretational framework used by the researchers helped clarify the significance of the data.

  • The interpretational bias in the report caused some stakeholders to question its validity.

Synonyms

interpretive
vsinterpretational
  • US
17 6.3

Helping people understand art or history

stresses the methodological principles used when explaining various materials
interpretative
vsinterpretational
3 6.7

Explaining art, writing, or data so people understand it better

centres on the guiding methods and principles behind these explanations
exegetical
vsinterpretational
  • Formal
1 9.9

Relating to explaining a text, often religious texts like the Bible

is about the systematic methods and principles behind such close explanations
hermeneutic
vsinterpretational
  • Formal
1 9.9

Describing a way of interpreting texts or symbols

emphasizes methods and principles behind how such explanations are done
hermeneutical
vsinterpretational
  • Formal
1 9.9

A way of thinking that describes how people find meaning in texts, art, or symbols

focuses on the study of methods and principles for such explanations

Surface Forms

interpretational positive

Morphology

interpretational = interpretation (transparent) = interpret + ation + al

This adjective is a regular formation from 'interpretation' plus '-al', with a meaning that follows standard English derivation.

Etymology

Interpretational is formed from interpret ('to explain') plus the ending -ational, so it names the methods or rules we use to explain texts, laws, or data. That's why interpretational is used for the way people decide or apply meaning.