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reinterpretation

American  
[ree-in-tur-pri-tay-shuhn] / ˌri ɪnˌtɜr prɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of interpreting something in a new or different way.

  2. a new interpretation or understanding of something.


Example Sentences

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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

They’re delivering ecstatic, enormous reinterpretations that retain the elements of the originals that hooked us all in the first place.

From Salon

“There’s a history of jazz musicians doing reinterpretations of standards. We’re jazz musicians in front of and behind the camera. I love ‘The Sound of Music.’

From Los Angeles Times