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counterinterpretation

counterinterpretation noun: an interpretation that goes against another interpretation.

Noun

counterinterpretation (countable and uncountable, plural counterinterpretations)

  1. An interpretation that goes against another interpretation.
    • I ask because when historians of any era run out of new things to say, they inevitably turn to a counterinterpretation.2009 April 9, “The New Deal Revisionists: Will They Ever Learn?”, in New York Times

Forms of counterinterpretation

pluralcounterinterpretations

Origin of counterinterpretation

From counter- + interpretation.

Questions about counterinterpretation

What does counterinterpretation mean?
Counterinterpretation means an interpretation that goes against another interpretation.
What part of speech is counterinterpretation?
Counterinterpretation is a noun.
What is the plural of counterinterpretation?
The plural of counterinterpretation is counterinterpretations.

Words near counterinterpretation in the dictionary

  1. counterintelligences
  2. counterintention
  3. counterintentions
  4. counterinterest
  5. counterinterests
  6. counterinterpretation
  7. counterinterpretations
  8. counterinterrogation
  9. counterintervention
  10. counterintrigue
  11. counterintrigues

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