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in⋅ter⋅pre⋅ta⋅tion

  [in-tur-pri-tey-shuhn]
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–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.
6. oral translation.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < L interpretātiōn- (s. of interpretātiō). See interpret, -ation

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅pre⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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in·ter·pre·ta·tion   (ĭn-tûr'prĭ-tā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of interpreting.

  2. A result of interpreting.

    1. An explanation or conceptualization by a critic of a work of literature, painting, music, or other art form; an exegesis.

    2. A performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music, or role; a rendering.

in·ter'pre·ta'tion·al adj.
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Main Entry: in·ter·pre·ta·tion
Pronunciation: in-"t&r-pr&-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or result of interpreting —compare CONSTRUCTION —in·ter·pre·ta·tive /in-'t&r-pr&-"tA-tiv, -t&-tiv/ adjective —in·ter·pre·tive /in-'t&r-pr&-tiv/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: in·ter·pre·ta·tion
Pronunciation: in-"t&r-pr&-'tA-sh&n, -p&-
Function: noun
: the act or result ofgiving an explanation of something <interpretation of the symptoms of disease>; especially : an explanation in understandable terms to a patient in psychotherapy of thedeeper meaning according to psychological theory of the material related and the behavior exhibited by the patient during treatment —in·ter·pret /in-'t&r-pr&t,-p&t/ transitive verb —in·ter·pre·tive /-pr&t-iv, -p&t-/ or in·ter·pre·ta·tive /-pr&-"tAt-iv, -pr&t-&t-iv/ adjective
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interpretation in·ter·pre·ta·tion (ĭn-tûr'prĭ-tā'shən)
n.

  1. The act or process of explaining the meaning of something.

  2. 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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