INTERPRETATIONS

Noun

interpretations

plural of interpretation

Source: Wiktionary


INTERPRETATION

In*ter`pre*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. interpretatio: cf. F. interprétation.]

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. Look how we can, or sad or merrily, Interpretation will misquote our looks. Shak.

2. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.

3. The power or explaining. [R.] Bacon.

4. (Fine Arts)

Definition: An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.

5. (Math.)

Definition: The act or process of applying general principles or formulæ to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.

Syn.

– Explanation; solution; translation; version; sense; exposition; rendering; definition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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