Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Interpretation \In*ter`pre*ta"tion\, n. [L. interpretatio: cf.
   F. interpr['e]tation.]
   1. 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.

            Look how we can, or sad or merrily, Interpretation
            will misquote our looks.              --Shak.

   2. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or
      explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various
      interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.

   3. The power or explaining. [R.] --Bacon.

   4. (Fine Arts) An artist's way of expressing his thought or
      embodying his conception of nature.

   5. (Math.) The act or process of applying general principles
      or formul[ae] to the explanation of the results obtained
      in special cases.

   Syn: Explanation; solution; translation; version; sense;
        exposition; rendering; definition.

Source : WordNet®

interpretation
     n 1: a mental representation of the meaning or significance of
          something [syn: {reading}, {version}]
     2: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an
        artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was
        extraordinarily moving" [syn: {rendition}, {rendering}]
     3: an explanation that results from interpreting something;
        "the report included his interpretation of the forensic
        evidence"
     4: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious;
        "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he
        annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often
        imitations are extended to provide a more accurate
        rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: {interpreting},
         {rendition}, {rendering}]