interpretation

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interpretation  /ɪn ˌtɜr prɪ ˈteɪ ʃən/ ? Meaning of "interpretation"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
  2. (n) the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
  3. (n) an explanation that results from interpreting something
  4. (n) an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

Synonym(s)

rendition, interpreting, rendering, reading, version

Usage(s):

  1. The Culture Fair Intelligence Test concentrates more on the interpretation of diagrams; to avoid any cultural bias inherent in language, it employs no verbal questions at all.
  2. The Culture Fair Intelligence Test concentrates more on the interpretation of diagrams; to avoid any cultural bias inherent in language, it employs no verbal questions at all.
  3. One group today insists on a literal interpretation.

Quotes

  1. "Earlier this week I spoke with commissioner Goodell about a videotaping procedure during last Sunday's game and my interpretation of the rules," Belichick said in a statement posted on the team's Web site. "At this point, we have not been...
    on Sep 12, 2007 By: Bill Belichick Source: Canada.com

  2. "I don't particularly think that the term is apt," Kagan told Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, adding that she especially didn't like what people associated it with — "a kind of loosey-goosey style of interpretation in which anything goes."
    on Jun 29, 2010 By: Elena Kagan Source: The Associated Press

  3. However, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, speaking to The Associated Press on the sidelines of the Davos Economic Forum in Switzerland, said he didn't want to "go too far in my interpretation of this."
    on Jan 24, 2008 By: Ehud Barak Source: Guardian Unlimited

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