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interpretation

[ in-tur-pri-tey-shuhn ]

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.


interpretation

/ ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

  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


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Derived Forms

  • inˌterpreˈtational, adjective

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Other Words From

  • in·terpre·tation·al adjective
  • nonin·terpre·tation·al adjective
  • over·in·terpre·tation noun
  • prein·terpre·tation noun
  • rein·terpre·tation noun
  • self-in·terpre·tation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of interpretation1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Latin interpretātiōn-, stem of interpretātiō; equivalent to interpret ( def ) + -ation ( def )

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Example Sentences

Solvers Reece Goiffon and Tyler James Burch ran with this interpretation, nevertheless proving that two Poisson processes cannot possibly explain the frequencies listed in the puzzle.

Again, exactly what “Xi Jinping Thought” consists of is open to interpretation.

From Fortune

That missing context can often lead to separate interpretations by different readers or viewers, and occasionally those interpretations are decidedly at odds.

These data sets are quite accurate as they rely on information that the users give through forms and actions and not on our interpretation of their browsing history.

Extra tests, such as those that look for blood flow or electrical activity in the brain, may provide useful information, but their interpretation isn’t always straightforward, the authors caution.

Under the most charitable interpretation, his administration was simply mistaken.

Turning from biblical interpretation to psychiatry, the actor added, “I think the man was likely schizophrenic.”

It became more about the people and their artwork and their interpretation of Daryl.

Of course, a more flexible interpretation is just as accurate.

But this is the most generous interpretation, and, I suspect, the one least likely to be internalized by young fans.

Her manner amazed him; it was so unlike the aspect of fair interpretation, with which she usually discussed a dubious subject.

Here convincing proof was given of Mme. Mesdag's accuracy, originality of interpretation, and her skill in the use of color.

In dramatic interpretation the voice is a much more significant feature relatively than is the detail of gesture in pantomime.

As they walked along, he listened with trembling, half-incredulous hope to Jos's interpretation of Aunt Ri's voluble narrative.

The context in Chaucer does not seem to warrant the interpretation given by Tyrwhit.

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