Interpretation
31interpretation */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˌtɜː(r)prɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ɪnˌtɜrprəˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms interpretation : singular interpretation plural interpretations 1) an explanation of the meaning or importance of something interpretation of: The… …
32interpretation — in|ter|pre|ta|tion [ ın,tɜrprə teıʃn ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) an explanation of the meaning or importance of something: interpretation of: The Catholic interpretation of the Bible is slightly different. put an interpretation on something …
33interpretation — Unintelligible utterances required the gift [[➝ gifts]] of interpretation (1 Cor. 12:10); and translation from one language to another was a kind of interpretation (Ezra 4:7; Acts 9:36; Heb. 7:2). The interpretation of the OT by Jesus followed… …
34interpretation — [[t]ɪntɜ͟ː(r)prɪte͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] interpretations 1) N VAR An interpretation of something is an opinion about what it means. The opposition Conservative Party put a different interpretation on the figures... Analysis and interpretation is a very… …
35interpretation — interpretational, adj. /in terr pri tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer s work demands interpretation. 2. an explanation of the meaning of another s artistic or creative work; an elucidation: an… …
36interpretation — (ta’wil) A distinction is drawn early on in the Islamic tradition between two types of Qur’anic exegesis: interpretation based on what has been handed down from authoritative sources (tafsir bi al ma’thur) and interpretation based on reason… …
37interpretation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Meaning Nouns 1. interpretation, definition; explanation, explication; solution, answer; rationale, concept; strict interpretation; demonstration; meaning; acception, acceptation, acceptance; light,… …
38interpretation — in|ter|pre|ta|tion W2 [ınˌtə:prıˈteıʃən US ə:r ] n [U and C] 1.) the way in which someone explains or understands an event, information, someone s actions etc ▪ One possible interpretation is that they want you to resign. ▪ It s difficult to put… …
39interpretation — noun (C, U) 1 an attempt to explain the reason for an event, a result, someone s actions etc: One possible interpretation is that they want you to resign. | put an interpretation on (=explain something in a particular way): It s difficult to put… …
40interpretation — noun 1) the interpretation of the Bible s teachings Syn: explanation, elucidation, expounding, exposition, explication, exegesis, clarification 2) they argued over interpretation Syn: meaning, understanding, construal …