Meaning vs. Interpretation
Meaningnoun
(of words or symbols) The entity, perception, feeling or concept thereby represented or evoked.
Meaningnoun
The value, purpose, importance, point or significance (of something).
Meaningnoun
(semantics) The object or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says.
Meaningnoun
(obsolete) Intention.
Meaningverb
present participle of mean
Meaningadjective
Having a (specified) intention.
Meaningadjective
Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.
Meaningnoun
That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.
Meaningnoun
That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sense; import; as, the meaning of a hint.
Meaningnoun
Sense; power of thinking.
Meaningnoun
the message that is intended or expressed or signified;
Meaningnoun
the idea that is intended;
Meaningadjective
rich in significance or implication;
Meaningnoun
what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action
Meaningnoun
implied or explicit significance
Meaningnoun
important or worthwhile quality; purpose
Meaningadjective
intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed
Interpretationnoun
(countable) An act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure; a translation; a version; a construction.
Interpretationnoun
(countable) A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning .
Interpretationnoun
The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).
Interpretationnoun
(uncountable) The power of explaining.
Interpretationnoun
(countable) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
Interpretationnoun
(countable) An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
Interpretationnoun
An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language.
Interpretationnoun
An assignment of a truth value to each propositional symbol of a propositional calculus.
Interpretationnoun
the practice and discipline of explaining natural and cultural heritage to visitors at museums, historic sites, zoos, aquaria, science centres, art galleries, etc. Also called heritage interpretation, mediation, guiding, etc.
Interpretationnoun
The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.
Interpretationnoun
The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
Interpretationnoun
The power or explaining.
Interpretationnoun
An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
Interpretationnoun
The act or process of applying general principles or formulæ to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
Interpretationnoun
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
Interpretationnoun
the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance;
Interpretationnoun
an explanation that results from interpreting something;
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an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious;
