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Interpretation

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.

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Account 76% connected

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

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Explanation 76% connected

The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in S…

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Performance 76% connected

The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance o…

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Representation 76% connected

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

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Narrower term 17

Anagoge 76% connected

An elevation of mind to things celestial.

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Clarification 76% connected

The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Elucidation 76% connected

A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example may serve for fur…

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Exegesis 76% connected

Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture.

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Exposition 76% connected

The act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or displaying to public view.

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Expounding 76% connected

of Expound

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Illumination 76% connected

The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

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Misinterpretation 76% connected

The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.

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Mistaking 76% connected

of Mistake

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Popularization 76% connected

The act of making popular, or of introducing among the people.

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Reading 76% connected

of Read

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Reconstruction 76% connected

The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed.

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Spin 76% connected

To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing o…

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Twist 76% connected

To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

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Version 76% connected

A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.

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Construe 74% connected

To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to ex…

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Construe 74% connected

To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to ex…

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Interpret 74% connected

To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applie…

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Interpret 74% connected

To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applie…

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Rede 74% connected

To advise or counsel.

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Rede 74% connected

To advise or counsel.

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Render 74% connected

One who rends.

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Render 74% connected

One who rends.

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Synonym 5

Interpreting 92% connected

of Interpret

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Reading 92% connected

of Read

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Rendering 92% connected

of Render

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Rendition 92% connected

The act of rendering; especially, the act of surrender, as of fugitives from justice, at the claim of a foreign government; also, surrender in war.

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Version 92% connected

A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.

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