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   In·ter·pre·ta·tion

   /inˌtərprəˈtāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of explaining the meaning of something: "the interpretation of data" Similar explanationelucidationexpoundingexpositionexplicationexegesisclarificationdefinitionsimplificationanalysisreadingevaluationreviewstudyexaminationdiagnosisdecodingdecipheringrare:anatomization
   • ▪ an explanation or way of explaining: "this action is open to a number of interpretations" Similar meaningunderstandingconstrualconnotationreadingexplanationinferenceconclusionsupposition
   • ▪ a stylistic representation of a creative work or dramatic role: "two differing interpretations, both bearing the distinctive hallmarks of each writer's perspective" Similar renditionrenderingexecutionpresentationperformancereadingplayingsingingenactmentportrayaldepiction

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French interpretation or Latin interpretatio(n-), from the verb interpretari (see interpret).

   Derivatives

   • 1. interpretational adjective

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