Interpretation
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Interpretation - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
INTERPRETA'TION, n. [L. interpretatio.]
1. The act of interpreting; explanation of unintelligible words in language that is intelligible. Interpretation is the design of translation.
2. The act of expounding or unfolding what is not understood or not obvious; as the interpretation of dreams and prophecy.
Look how we can, or sad or merrily,
Interpretation will misquote our looks.
3. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition. We sometimes find various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture and other ancient writings.
4. The power of explaining.
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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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