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Definition of Interpretation
1. Noun. A mental representation of the meaning or significance of something.
Generic synonyms: Internal Representation, Mental Representation, Representation
Specialized synonyms: Reinterpretation, Anagoge
Derivative terms: Interpret, Interpret
2. Noun. The act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance. "Her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"
Specialized synonyms: Reinterpretation, Spin
Generic synonyms: Performance
Derivative terms: Interpret, Interpret, Interpret, Render, Render
3. Noun. An explanation that results from interpreting something. "The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
Specialized synonyms: Exposition, Expounding, Construal, Clarification, Elucidation, Illumination, Eisegesis, Exegesis, Ijtihad, Literal Interpretation, Version, Reading, Construction, Twist, Reconstruction, Popularisation, Popularization, Misinterpretation, Mistaking, Misunderstanding
Derivative terms: Interpret, Interpret
4. Noun. An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious. "Often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"
Specialized synonyms: Broad Interpretation, Judicial Activism
Generic synonyms: Explanation
Derivative terms: Interpret, Interpret, Interpret, Interpret
Definition of Interpretation
1. n. 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.
Definition of Interpretation
1. Noun. An act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure; a translation; a version; a construction. ¹
2. Noun. A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning . ¹
3. Noun. The power of explaining. ¹
4. Noun. An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature. ¹
5. Noun. An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases. ¹
6. Noun. (countable physics) An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language. ¹
7. Noun. (countable logic) An assignment of a truth value to each propositional symbol of a propositional calculus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Interpretation
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Medical Definition of Interpretation
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