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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.
*2. a. An explanation given; a way of interpreting or explaining; a comment, a commentary (obs.).
:b. Construction put upon [[action]]s, [[purpose]]s, 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.
[[Category: General Reference]]
*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.
*2. a. An explanation given; a way of interpreting or explaining; a comment, a commentary (obs.).
:b. Construction put upon [[action]]s, [[purpose]]s, 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.
[[Category: General Reference]]
