01 n. The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, …
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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.
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The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
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The power or explaining.[R.]
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An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.(Fine Arts)
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The act or process of applying general principles or formulæ to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.(Math.)
Syn.
Explanation; solution; translation; version; sense; exposition; rendering; definition.