Interpretation — meaning in English

English meaning

• construe noun A piece of writing changed from one language into another.
• interpretation noun The particular meaning that someone takes from something, especially where more than one reading is possible.
• rendition noun A particular performance or interpretation of a piece of music, art, or writing.

Senses

Interpretation is used for these senses in English:

• construe An interpretation.
• interpretation (countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
• interpretation (uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).
• interpretation (countable) An artist's way of expressing thought or embodying a conception of nature through art.
• rendition An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work. [from 19th c.]

construe — full definition

1. noun A piece of writing changed from one language into another.
2. noun A particular way of understanding something.

interpretation — full definition

1. noun The particular meaning that someone takes from something, especially where more than one reading is possible.
2. noun The way a performer chooses to play or present a piece of music, a role, or a text.
3. noun The act of translating speech from one language into another as it is spoken.

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