Added 6 October 2026
interpretation
/ɪnˌtɜːpɹəˈteɪʃən/ noun
Latin root: interpretātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about interpretation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
The interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma
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A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning.
Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
- The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).
Origin
From Middle English interpretacioun, from the Anglo-Norman form of Old French interpretacion, from Latin interpretātiō, noun of action from interpretor (“to explain, expound, interpret, understand, conclude, infer, comprehend”). Morphologically interpret + -ation.
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