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interpretation

The correct spelling is interpretation.

How to pronounce interpretation

/ɪntəpɹəˈteɪʃən/
noun

IPA: /ɪntəpɹəˈteɪʃən/

Say it like: Int-erp-ret-ash-on

The correct spelling is interpretation. An act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure; a translation; a version; a construction. For example: "the interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma."

Usage Examples

the interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma.

Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.An act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure; a translation; a version; a construction.
  2. 2.A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning .
  3. 3.The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).
  4. 4.The power of explaining.
  5. 5.An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.

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