interpretation
the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
an explanation of the meaning of another's artistic or creative work; an elucidation: an interpretation of a poem.
a conception of another's behavior: a charitable interpretation of his tactlessness.
a way of interpreting.
the rendering of a dramatic part, music, etc., so as to bring out the meaning, or to indicate one's particular conception of it.
oral translation.
Origin of interpretation
1Other words from interpretation
- in·ter·pre·ta·tion·al, adjective
- non·in·ter·pre·ta·tion·al, adjective
- o·ver·in·ter·pre·ta·tion, noun
- pre·in·ter·pre·ta·tion, noun
- re·in·ter·pre·ta·tion, noun
- self-in·ter·pre·ta·tion, noun
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How to use interpretation in a sentence
Solvers Reece Goiffon and Tyler James Burch ran with this interpretation, nevertheless proving that two Poisson processes cannot possibly explain the frequencies listed in the puzzle.
Again, exactly what “Xi Jinping Thought” consists of is open to interpretation.
The Republican Party turns its platform into a person: Donald Trump | Geoffrey Colvin | August 25, 2020 | FortuneThat missing context can often lead to separate interpretations by different readers or viewers, and occasionally those interpretations are decidedly at odds.
Top five tips to use Twitter’s new Voice Tweets feature | David Ciccarelli | August 25, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThese data sets are quite accurate as they rely on information that the users give through forms and actions and not on our interpretation of their browsing history.
Five great display and video advertising tactics to increase relevance and revenue in a cookie-less world | Anastasia-Yvoni Spiliopoulou | August 24, 2020 | Search Engine WatchExtra tests, such as those that look for blood flow or electrical activity in the brain, may provide useful information, but their interpretation isn’t always straightforward, the authors caution.
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Under the most charitable interpretation, his administration was simply mistaken.
After Torture Report, Our Moral Authority As a Nation Is Gone | Nick Gillespie | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTurning from biblical interpretation to psychiatry, the actor added, “I think the man was likely schizophrenic.”
Christian Bale: One Man's Moses Is Another Man's Terrorist | Candida Moss, Joel Baden | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt became more about the people and their artwork and their interpretation of Daryl.
Norman Reedus on Motorcycles, Multitasking, And That Mid-Season Finale: “This Was A Rough One” | Oliver Jones | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOf course, a more flexible interpretation is just as accurate.
But this is the most generous interpretation, and, I suspect, the one least likely to be internalized by young fans.
Her manner amazed him; it was so unlike the aspect of fair interpretation, with which she usually discussed a dubious subject.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHere convincing proof was given of Mme. Mesdag's accuracy, originality of interpretation, and her skill in the use of color.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementIn dramatic interpretation the voice is a much more significant feature relatively than is the detail of gesture in pantomime.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickAs they walked along, he listened with trembling, half-incredulous hope to Jos's interpretation of Aunt Ri's voluble narrative.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThe context in Chaucer does not seem to warrant the interpretation given by Tyrwhit.
British Dictionary definitions for interpretation
/ (ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən) /
the act or process of interpreting or explaining; elucidation
the result of interpreting; an explanation
a particular view of an artistic work, esp as expressed by stylistic individuality in its performance
explanation, as of the environment, a historical site, etc, provided by the use of original objects, personal experience, visual display material, etc
logic an allocation of significance to the terms of a purely formal system, by specifying ranges for the variables, denotations for the individual constants, etc; a function from the formal language to such elements of a possible world
Derived forms of interpretation
- interpretational, adjective
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