interpretations

Noun

interpretation (countable and uncountable, plural interpretations)

1. (countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
   • The interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma

   Synonyms:

   gloss

2. (countable) A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning.
   • Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.

   Synonyms:

   reading

3. (uncountable) The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).
   • 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.1994, Richard K. Seymour, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Translation and Interpreting: Bridging East and West : Selected Conference Papers, University of Hawaii Press, page 11

   Synonyms:

   interpreting

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.

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