interpretation
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
Types & categories
- representation hypernym
- reinterpretation hyponym
- anagoge hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving
Types & categories
- performance hypernym
- reinterpretation hyponym
- spin hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
an explanation that results from interpreting something
the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence
Types & categories
- explanation hypernym
- exposition hyponym
- construal hyponym
- clarification hyponym
- eisegesis hyponym
- exegesis hyponym
- ijtihad hyponym
- literal interpretation hyponym
- version hyponym
- reading hyponym
- twist hyponym
- reconstruction hyponym
- popularization hyponym
- misunderstanding hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
the edict was subject to many interpretations
Types & categories
- explanation hypernym
- broad interpretation hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | interpret |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rede |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | representation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reinterpretation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | anagoge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rede |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | interpret |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | render |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | performance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reinterpretation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | spin |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | interpret |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rede |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | explanation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | exposition |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | construal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | clarification |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | eisegesis |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | exegesis |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ijtihad |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | literal interpretation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | version |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reading |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | twist |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reconstruction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | popularization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | misunderstanding |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | interpret |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rede |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | render |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | explanation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | broad interpretation |