Interpretation Interpretation

Interpretation - Definition and Overview

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Interpretation, or interpreting, is an activity that consists of establishing, either simultaneously or consecutively, oral or gestural communications between two or more speakers who are not speaking (or signing) the same language.

For more information, see interpreting.


An Interpretation is a presentation or portrayal of information altered in order to conform to a specific language. This may be a spoken, written, pictorial, mathematical, sculptural, cinematic, geometric or any other form of language.

The purpose of interpretation would normally be to increase the possibility of understanding, but sometimes, as in propaganda or brainwashing, the purpose may be to evade understanding and increase confusion.


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See also:

Fine art, semiotics, translation, representation, interpreting

Example Usage of Interpretation

leebishop: me too: "I suppose I have a really loose Interpretation of "work,..."
iicl: RT @peacepalace: Nepal’s Interpretation of rules of international law: http://bit.ly/hPIn3
clamstery: my Interpretation of "smart casual"... "smart" = the brains, "casual" = what i wear. makes sense? :)
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