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Interpretation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Interpretation? [n] the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance [n] an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables" [n] a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something [n] an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Interpretation: interpreting \| reading \| rendering \| rendering \| rendition \| rendition \| version Related Terms \| Find terms related to Interpretation: accomplishment \| analysis \| answer \| ascertainment \| clarification \| clearing up \| construal \| construction \| cracking \| decipherment \| decoding \| definition \| denouement \| determination \| diagnosis \| disentanglement \| elucidation \| end \| end result \| examination \| exegesis \| explanation \| explication \| expose \| exposition \| finding \| finding-out \| illustration \| inference \| issue \| outcome \| paraphrasing \| reading \| reason \| rendering \| rendition \| resolution \| resolving \| result \| riddling \| simplification \| solution \| solving \| sorting out \| translation \| understanding \| unraveling \| unriddling \| unscrambling \| unspinning \| untangling \| untwisting \| unweaving \| upshot \| version \| working \| working-out See Also \| account \| anagoge \| broad interpretation \| clarification \| construal \| construction \| eisegesis \| elucidation \| exegesis \| exegesis \| explanation \| explanation \| exposition \| expounding \| illumination \| internal representation \| judicial activism \| literal interpretation \| mental representation \| misinterpretation \| mistaking \| misunderstanding \| performance \| popularisation \| popularization \| reading \| reconstruction \| reinterpretation \| reinterpretation \| representation \| twist \| version Interpretation In Webster's Dictionary \Inter`preta"tion\, n. [L. interpretatio: cf. F. interpr['e]tation.] 1. The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma. Look how we can, or sad or merrily, Interpretation will misquote our looks. --Shak. 2. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture. 3. The power or explaining. [R.] --Bacon. 4. (Fine Arts) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature. 5. (Math.) The act or process of applying general principles or formul[ae] to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases. Syn: Explanation; solution; translation; version; sense; exposition; rendering; definition.

Interpretation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Interpretation?

[n] the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
[n] an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"
[n] a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
[n] an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"

Interpretation In Webster's Dictionary

\In*ter`pre*ta"tion\, n. [L. interpretatio: cf.
F. interpr['e]tation.]
1. The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure;
   translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation
   of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.

         Look how we can, or sad or merrily, Interpretation
         will misquote our looks.              --Shak.

2. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or
   explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various
   interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.

3. The power or explaining. [R.] --Bacon.

4. (Fine Arts) An artist's way of expressing his thought or
   embodying his conception of nature.

5. (Math.) The act or process of applying general principles
   or formul[ae] to the explanation of the results obtained
   in special cases.

Syn: Explanation; solution; translation; version; sense;
     exposition; rendering; definition.

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