interpretation
(noun)
noun
1. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
Similar word(s): reading, version
Definition categories: thought, representation
2. the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
Similar word(s): rendering, rendition
Definition categories: act, performance
3. an explanation that results from interpreting something
- the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence
Definition categories: communication, account, explanation
4. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
- the edict was subject to many interpretations
Similar word(s): interpreting, rendering, rendition
Definition categories: thought, explanation
Sentences with interpretation as a noun:
- the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.
- Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.