interpretation-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: a specific understanding, reading, or understanding of something

Commentary: INTERPRETATION[+state][+mental][+understanding][+reading][+specific]
NOTE: refers to a conclusion arrived at by a recipient of information

Examples:
Their actions are open to a number of different interpretations.
Your interpretation of his behavior is somewhat different than mine.
The psychiatrist analyzed the patient's interpretations of the ink blotches.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4

Sense Number 2: an artistic performance, an artistic depiction

Commentary: INTERPRETATION[+event][+communication][+performance][+artistic][+depiction]
NOTE: refers to an artistic characterization of something

Examples:
The two filmmakers offer differing interpretations of the basic story of Swan Lake.
The critics say she gives a brilliant interpretation of Lady MacBeth.
The audience was bored by the director's feeble post-modern interpretation of the great Mozart opera.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: the act of providing an explanation

Commentary: INTERPRETATION[+event][+communication][+explanation]
NOTE: refers to an agent offering an account to others

Examples:
The interpretation of the forensic evidence will take weeks.
The students did not follow John's lengthy interpretation of the data.
The paper provides a brilliant interpretation of the hitherto unrelated phenomena as different aspects of the same thing.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3