Meaning

(countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
2. (countable) A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning.
3. (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).
4. (uncountable) The power of explaining.
5. (countable) An artist's way of expressing thought or embodying a conception of nature through art.
6. (countable) An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
7. (countable, physics) An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language.
8. (countable, logic, model theory) An assignment of a truth value to each propositional symbol of a propositional calculus.

Example Sentences

The interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma

The interpretation of the rules

Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.

Again, the multiplist would hold that the grounds for separating admissible from inadmissible interpretations cannot be the same as the grounds for preferability among admissible interpretations.

I believe that interpretation, particularly consecutive interpretation, is an art. I also believe, however, that the skill of consecutive interpretation can be taught, but only up to a point.

Interpretation studies is a young discipline, much younger than translation studies, and it cannot claim a long tradition and history of reflexions ^([sic]) and studies.

The most pervasive need of non-English-speaking immigrants and refugees is interpretation for every English transaction. Interpretation is needed in stores, schools, and job training, and it is of critical importance in health care.

Word Forms

• interpretations

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Use interpretation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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