'Interpretation' definitions:

Definition of 'interpretation'

(from WordNet)
noun
A mental representation of the meaning or significance of something [syn: interpretation, reading, version]
noun
The act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" [syn: rendition, rendering, interpretation]
noun
An explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
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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" [syn: interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering]

Definition of 'Interpretation'

From: GCIDE
  • Interpretation \In*ter`pre*ta"tion\ ([i^]n*t[~e]r`pr[-e]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. interpretatio: cf. F. interpr['e]tation.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Look how we can, or sad or merrily, Interpretation will misquote our looks. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The power or explaining. [R.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Fine Arts) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]