Definitions for interpretation
ɪnˌtɜr prɪˈteɪ ʃənin·ter·pre·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNet(1.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. interpretation, reading, versionnoun

   a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

2. rendition, rendering, interpretationnoun

   the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance

   "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"

3. interpretationnoun

   an explanation that results from interpreting something

   "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"

4. interpretation, interpreting, rendition, renderingnoun

   an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

   "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. interpretationnoun

   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. interpretationnoun

   A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning .

   Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.

3. interpretationnoun

   The power of explaining.

4. interpretationnoun

   An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.

5. interpretationnoun

   An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.

6. interpretationnoun

   An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language.

7. interpretationnoun

   An assignment of a truth value to each propositional symbol of a propositional calculus.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Interpretationnoun

   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

2. Interpretationnoun

   the sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture

3. Interpretationnoun

   the power or explaining

4. Interpretationnoun

   an artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature

5. Interpretationnoun

   the act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. interpretation

   A part of the analysis and production phase in the intelligence process in which the significance of information is judged in relation to the current body of knowledge. See also intelligence process.

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1. interpretation

   To interpret a meaning.

   They realized that the questionnaire needed to be simplified to ensure accurate interpretation.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020  

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1. • Explanation
   • Performance

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'interpretation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2334

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'interpretation' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4393

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'interpretation' in Nouns Frequency: #860

How to pronounce interpretation?

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of interpretation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of interpretation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of interpretation in a Sentence

1. anonymous:

   Reading music is the skill, while interpretation is the gift.

2. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin:

   The absence of any definition, analysis or medical standard renders this exception vague, indefinite and vulnerable to subjective interpretation and application.

3. Aydin Soei:

   When he no longer has an identity with a gang that provides an alternative to society, he could be even more susceptible to seek an identity with a radical interpretation of Islam.

4. Neil Jacobs:

   Using NAPA's interpretation, all social media posts, including tweets, that referenced any NOAA employee's work would have to be reviewed by the scientist who completed the initial or previous work.

5. Michael Baden:

   We were really scared that they we going to screw us. We just wanted to get Chris Arsenault back so we can continue our investigation. when someone falls from a certain height, part of the interpretation has to be estimated with what the circumstances are.

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