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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.
EXPANDthe rendering of a dramatic part, music, etc., so as to bring out the meaning, or to indicate one's particular conception of it.
6.
COLLAPSEoral translation.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin interpretātiōn- (stem of interpretātiō). See interpret, -ation
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin interpretātiōn- (stem of interpretātiō). See interpret, -ation
Related forms
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
EXPANDself-in·ter·pre·ta·tion, noun
COLLAPSE
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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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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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