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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Interpretation \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: interpretation n 1: a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something [syn: {reading}, {version}] 2: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance [syn: {rendition}, {rendering}] 3: an explanation resulting from interpreting something 4: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables" [syn: {interpreting}, {rendition}, {rendering}]
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