Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The act of explaining the meaning of something, often to make it understandable or to give one's own perspective.
Interpretation
/ɪnˌtɜːprəˈteɪʃən/Synonyms:
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Examples:
"This defendant's testimony really needs no interpretation.
He also told of Meitner's interpretation that the uranium had split.
It was a completely different interpretation.
Etymology:
Derived from the Latin interpretatio, stemming from interpretari which means "to explain, expound, understand." Entered English in the late Middle Ages around the 14th century.
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