interpretation English · revision 6411

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1382|origins=la interpres}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪnˌtɜːpɹəˈteɪʃən/ ''(UK)''; /ɪnˌtɝpɹəˈteɪʃən/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English interpretacioun, [[bor|fro|interpretacion|t=explanation, translation]] and directly [[m|la|interpretātio|t=explanation, exposition]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from [[m|la|interpretor|alt=interpretārī|t=to explain, understand]] (see [[interpret]]), from [[m|la|interpres|t=agent, translator]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A translated text: the mid-14th century in Etymonline, the late 13th century in Anglo-French;^(Etymonline) the action of explaining, 1382 in the OED.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ An explanation given, or the construction put on someone's actions, is from the late 14th century (1387–90 in the OED).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The rendering of a part in a play or of a piece of music is from 1880.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) Getting information from aerial photographs is from 1948.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * mid-14th century – a translation.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1382 – explaining.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1387 – a construction put on actions.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1880 – a performance of a part or piece.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of explaining the meaning of something.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A particular explanation or understanding of something.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A performer's way of presenting a role or piece of music.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Oral translation between speakers of different languages.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[interpretational]]

+ * [[interpretative]]

+ * [[interpretatively]]

+ * [[interpretive]]

+ * [[interpretively]]

+ * [[photointerpretation]]

+ * [[overinterpretation]]

+ * [[reinterpretation]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[interpret]]

+ * [[interpreter]]

+ * [[misinterpretation]]

+ * [[price]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}