What does "interpretation" mean?
Interpretation: The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
Additional senses
- 2.The power or explaining. [R.] Bacon.
- 3.(Fine Arts) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
- 4.(Math.) The act or process of applying general principles or formulæ to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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