interpretation
Americannoun
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the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication.
This writer's work demands interpretation.
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an explanation of the meaning of another's artistic or creative work; an elucidation.
an interpretation of a poem.
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a conception of another's behavior.
a charitable interpretation of his tactlessness.
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a way of interpreting.
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the rendering of a dramatic part, music, etc., so as to bring out the meaning, or to indicate one's particular conception of it.
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oral translation.
noun
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the act or process of interpreting or explaining; elucidation
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the result of interpreting; an explanation
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a particular view of an artistic work, esp as expressed by stylistic individuality in its performance
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explanation, as of the environment, a historical site, etc, provided by the use of original objects, personal experience, visual display material, etc
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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
Other Word Forms
- interpretational adjective
- noninterpretational adjective
- overinterpretation noun
- preinterpretation noun
- reinterpretation noun
- self-interpretation noun
Etymology
Origin of interpretation
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Latin interpretātiōn-, stem of interpretātiō; equivalent to interpret ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The QAA report described the university's code of assessment as "convoluted" and said there was a risk of inconsistent interpretation and decision-making at exam boards throughout the institution.
From BBC
While hedge funds and advanced meteorologists develop their own weather models to predict temperature and accumulation, many prediction-market traders lean on public data issued by the National Weather Service and interpretations from local forecasters.
From Barron's
Dr. Selina Brace, an ancient DNA specialist and senior author of the study, says the evolving interpretation reflects how science progresses over time.
From Science Daily
As the determined Rachel Kemp, desperate to graduate from mere celebrity to serious actress, Fanning revels in an almost meta interpretation of the character, as if she understands that this role could similarly elevate her.
From Salon
Our wild imaginations and real-world confrontations with disaster, whether wrought by humans or Mother Nature, only solidify our more anxious interpretations of preparedness.
From Salon
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