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Type Words
Synonyms interpreting, rendering, rendition
Type of explanation
Has types judicial activism, broad interpretation
Derivation interpret


the edict was subject to many interpretations.
Type Words
Synonyms rendering, rendition
Type of performance
Has types spin, reinterpretation
Derivation interpret
Type Words
Synonyms reading, version
Type of representation, mental representation, internal representation
Has types reinterpretation, anagoge
Derivation interpret
Type Words
Type of account, explanation
Has types version, exposition, expounding, ijtihad, illumination, elucidation, eisegesis, literal interpretation, construction, misinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstanding, clarification, twist, exegesis, popularisation, popularization, reading, reconstruction, construal
Derivation interpret


the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.

Examples of interpretation

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That, of course, was a very convenient interpretation for whoever was the ruler.
From the newsweek.com
Which, judging by the gentlest interpretation of the data, is barely profitable.
From the businessweek.com
However, a review of history exposes conservatism to a different interpretation.
From the kentucky.com
It is open to more colorful interpretation, and thus more fanciful exaggeration.
From the stltoday.com
The county's interpretation is that the charter requires four affirmative votes.
From the stltoday.com
After all the research we'd done, it was amazing to see Helena's interpretation.
From the telegraph.co.uk
However, there are all sorts of clues that show this interpretation to be wrong.
From the guardian.co.uk
I am surprised at GC's interpretation of the controversy surrounding the plaque.
From the economist.com
Lisa Ho's new interpretation of the suit is chic, as is her beautiful cape coat.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
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  • A mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
  • Rendition: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"
  • An explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
  • (interpret) make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
  • (interpret) represent: create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
  • (interpret) translate: restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."
  • In relation to the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, canonists give rules for the exact interpretation and acceptation of words, in order that decrees may be correctly understood and the extent of their obligation determined.
  • An interpretation is an assignment of meaning to the symbols of a language. Many formal languages used in mathematics, logic, and theoretical computer science are defined in solely syntactic terms, and as such do not have any meaning until they are given some interpretation. ...
  • In model theory, interpretation of a structure M in another structure N (typically of a different signature) is a technical notion that approximates the idea of representing M inside N. For example every reduct or definitional expansion of a structure N has an interpretation in N.