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Webster 1913 Edition


Interpretation

In-terˊpre-ta′tion

(ĭn-tẽrˊprē̍-tā′shŭn)
,
Noun.
[L.
interpretatio
: cf. F.
interprétation
.]
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.
Shakespeare
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.
Syn. – Explanation; solution; translation; version; sense; exposition; rendering; definition.

Webster 1828 Edition


Interpretation

INTERPRETA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. interpretatio.]
1.
The act of interpreting; explanation of unintelligible words in language that is intelligible. Interpretation is the design of translation.
2.
The act of expounding or unfolding what is not understood or not obvious; as the interpretation of dreams and prophecy.
Look how we can, or sad or merrily,
Interpretation will misquote our looks.
3.
The sense given by an interpreter; exposition. We sometimes find various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture and other ancient writings.
4.
The power of explaining.

Definition 2024


Interpretation

Interpretation

German

Noun

Interpretation f (genitive Interpretation, plural Interpretationen)

  1. interpretation

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English

Noun

interpretation (countable and uncountable, plural interpretations)

  1. (countable) An act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure; a translation; a version; a construction.
    the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.
  2. (countable) A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning .
    Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
  3. (uncountable) The power of explaining.
  4. (countable) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
  5. (countable) An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
  6. (countable, physics) An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language.
  7. (countable, logic, model theory) An assignment of a truth value to each propositional symbol of a propositional calculus.

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