reinterpretation
Americannoun
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the act of interpreting something in a new or different way.
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a new interpretation or understanding of something.
Example Sentences
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The dread comes from fears of a reinterpretation of John Galsworthy’s Nobel Prize-winning books, collectively known as “The Forsyte Saga,” to suit an audience besotted with “Bridgerton” and other sensual period adaptations.
From Salon
Glenn Medical’s bureaucratic challenges are unique, prompted by a reinterpretation of a longtime federal rule.
From Los Angeles Times
But this Christmas, Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins has recorded a classical reinterpretation of a viral hit song, and learnt a little Korean in the process.
From BBC
Their reinterpretation for the screen had to transcend the text and express a more fantastical inner world.
From Los Angeles Times
This reinterpretation reshapes how scientists view both the evolutionary history and the complex biogeography of this remarkably successful freshwater group, she added.
From Science Daily
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