Interpretation — meaning in English
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English meaning
- construe noun A translation.
- 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
- noun A translation.
- noun An interpretation.
interpretation — full definition
- noun The particular meaning that someone takes from something, especially where more than one reading is possible.
- noun The way a performer chooses to play or present a piece of music, a role, or a text.
- noun The act of translating speech from one language into another as it is spoken.