interpretation

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interpretation is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

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Singular
interpretation

Plural
interpretations

  1. (countable & uncountable) An interpretation is an attempt to understand something.
    Weather forecasters use a lot of data, but the interpretation of the data is very difficult.
  2. (countable) An interpretation is one meaning that something might have, or one way that one person understands something.
    I don't think your interpretation is what the writer meant.
  3. (uncountable) Interpretation is the act of translating from one spoken or signed language to another.
    The hospital offers interpretation services between English and French, Spanish, and Punjabi.

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