interpretation
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(noun) an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables" |
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Synonyms: interpreting, rendering, rendition |
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Related Words: broad interpretation, explanation, judicial activism |
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(noun) a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something |
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Synonyms: reading, version |
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Related Words: anagoge, eisegesis, exegesis, internal representation, mental representation, reinterpretation, representation |
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(noun) an explanation resulting from interpreting something |
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Related Words: account, clarification, construal, construction, elucidation, enlargement, exegesis, expansion, explanation, exposition, expounding, literal interpretation, misinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstanding, popularization, reading, reconstruction, speech act, twist, version |
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(noun) the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance |
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Synonyms: rendering, rendition |
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Related Words: performance, reinterpretation |
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