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`interactive [ in-ter-ak-tiv ] SHOW IPA
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`See synonyms for interactive on Thesaurus.com
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`adjective
`1. acting one upon or with the other.
`2. of or relating to a two-way system of electronic communications, as by
`means of television or computer:
`interactive communications between families using two-way cable television.
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`ORIGIN OF INTERACTIVE
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`First recorded in 1825–35; inter- + active
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`OTHER WORDS FROM INTERACTIVE
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`in·ter·ac·tive·ly, adverb
`non·in·ter·ac·tive, adjective
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`WORDS NEARBY INTERACTIVE
`interacinous, interact, interactant, interaction, interactionism, interactive,
`interactive engineering, interactive fiction, interactive video, interactive whiteboard,
`interagency
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`WORDS RELATED TO INTERACTIVE
`bilateral, collective, reciprocal, associated, communal, conjoint, conjunct, connected,
`convertible, correlative, dependent, give-and-take, interchangeable, interchanged,
`interdependent, joint, partaken, participated, public, reciprocated
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`HOW TO USE INTERACTIVE IN A SENTENCE
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`It has partnered, and bought a stake in, Israeli video-production company Eko, which has
`developed things like interactive toy catalogs for Walmart.
`WALMART JOINS MICROSOFT IN EFFORT TO BUY TIKTOK | VERNE KOPYTOFF | AUGUST 27, 2020 | FORTUNE
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`A webpage can be interactive with JavaScript in ways that do not require a UI.
`POWER SEO FRIENDLY MARKUP WITH HTML5, CSS3, AND JAVASCRIPT | DETLEF JOHNSON | AUGUST 20, 2020 | SEARCH ENGINE
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`An interactive flood map produced by USGS shows most of the land surrounding the sports
`arena would be inundated if the sea rose just over four feet.
`NOBODY’S TALKING ABOUT THE SPORTS ARENA FLOOD ZONE | MACKENZIE ELMER | AUGUST 19, 2020 | VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
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`An interactive from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History offers close looks at
`ancient bones to show how early humans ate — and got eaten.
`LET’S LEARN ABOUT EARLY HUMANS | BETHANY BROOKSHIRE | AUGUST 19, 2020 | SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS
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`We have made those additions, but subsequent changes will be tracked only in our interactive.
`WHY WE’RE PLANNING FOR AN ELECTION DAY THAT COULD LAST MONTHS | NATHANIEL RAKICH
`(NATHANIEL.RAKICH@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM) | AUGUST 14, 2020 | FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
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`BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR INTERACTIVE
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`interactive / (ˌɪntərˈæktɪv) /
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`adjective
`1. allowing or relating to continuous two-way transfer of information between
`a user and the central point of a communication system, such as a
`computer or television
`(of two or more persons, forces, etc) acting upon or in close relation with
`each other; interacting
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`2.
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`DERIVED FORMS OF INTERACTIVE
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`interactivity, noun
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`CULTURAL DEFINITIONS FOR INTERACTIVE
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`interactive
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`If users receive real-time feedback from a computer so that they can modify the use of the
`machine, the hardware, software, or content, the system is said to be interactive.
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