interpretation

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Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
  2. noun the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
  3. noun an explanation that results from interpreting something

Etymology

From Middle English interpretacioun, from the Anglo-Norman form of Old French interpretacion, from Latin interpretātiō, noun of action from interpretor (“to explain, expound, interpret, understand, conclude, infer, comprehend”). Morphologically interpret + -ation.

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