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prɪˈteɪ noun
1.
the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
2.
an explanation of the meaning of another's artistic or creative work; an elucidation: an interpretation of a poem.
3.
a conception of another's behavior: a charitable interpretation of his tactlessness.
4.
a way of interpreting.
5.
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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interpretation (ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of interpreting or explaining; elucidation |
| 2. | the result of interpreting; an explanation |
| 3. | a particular view of an artistic work, esp as expressed by stylistic individuality in its performance |
| 4. | explanation, as of the environment, a historical site, etc, provided by the use of original objects, personal experience, visual display material, etc |
| 5. | 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 |
| interpre'tational | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
interpretation
late 14c. (late 13c. in Anglo-Fr.), from Fr. interprétation (12c.), from L. interpretationem, noun of action from interpretari (see interpret).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
interpretation in·ter·pre·ta·tion (ĭn-tûr'prĭ-tā'shən)
n.
The act or process of explaining the meaning of something.
A psychotherapist's explanation of the meaning of a patient's remarks, dreams, memories, experiences, and behavior.
in·ter'pret v.
in·ter'pre·ta'tion·al adj.
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Example sentences
Rather, it is a mode of interpretation and understanding.
Pose one or more questions or quotes from the authors on interpretation.
Yet it would be a mistake to put too much trust in that interpretation.
It is a cultural matter of conventional interpretation common to all those raised and indoctrinated in a given cultural paradigm.
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