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say it: in-tur-pri-TAY-shuhn
interpretation is a noun meaning "a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something". It carries 4 recorded senses.
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
“her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving”
an explanation that results from interpreting something
“the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence”
an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
“the edict was subject to many interpretations”
“he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables”
“often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for interpretation come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.