Difference between revisions of "Interpretation"

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:b. The [[faculty]] or [[power]] of interpreting. Obs.
 
:b. The [[faculty]] or [[power]] of interpreting. Obs.
 
:c. The [[technique]] of obtaining [[information]] from a photograph, esp. an aerial photograph. Cf. INTERPRET v. 1d.
 
:c. The [[technique]] of obtaining [[information]] from a photograph, esp. an aerial photograph. Cf. INTERPRET v. 1d.
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Interpretation''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Interpretation this link].</center>
 
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Interpretation''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Interpretation this link].</center>
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*2. a. An explanation given; a way of interpreting or explaining; a comment, a commentary (obs.).
 
*2. a. An explanation given; a way of interpreting or explaining; a comment, a commentary (obs.).

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  • 1. a. The action of interpreting or explaining; explanation, exposition. by interpretation, inferentially; = INTERPRETATIVELY. Interpretation of Nature, a phrase used by Bacon to denote the discovery of natural laws by means of induction.
b. The faculty or power of interpreting. Obs.
c. The technique of obtaining information from a photograph, esp. an aerial photograph. Cf. INTERPRET v. 1d.

For lessons on the topic of Interpretation, follow this link.

  • 2. a. An explanation given; a way of interpreting or explaining; a comment, a commentary (obs.).
b. Construction put upon actions, purposes, etc.
c. The representation of a part in a drama, or the rendering of a musical composition, according to one's conception of the author's idea.
  • 3. The way in which a thing ought to be interpreted; proper explanation; hence, Signification, meaning.
  • 4. The action of translating; a translation or rendering of a book, word, etc. Obs.
  • 5. attrib.: interpretation clause, a clause in an Act of Parliament which defines the meaning of certain terms for the purposes of the Act.