REINTERPRETATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reinterpretation mean? 

• REINTERPRETATION (noun)
  The noun REINTERPRETATION has 2 senses:

1. a new or different meaning

2. a new or different interpretation

  Familiarity information: REINTERPRETATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REINTERPRETATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A new or different meaning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("reinterpretation" is a kind of...):

interpretation; reading; version (a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something)

Derivation:

reinterpret (assign a new or different meaning to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A new or different interpretation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("reinterpretation" is a kind of...):

interpretation; rendering; rendition (the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance)

Derivation:

reinterpret (interpret from a different viewpoint)

 Context examples 

Our findings call for the careful evaluation and reinterpretation of experiments on 'spin-orbit physics' and magnetism when the interfaces or surfaces of materials with platinum group atoms are involved.

(Iridium 'loses its identity' when interfaced with nickel, National Science Foundation)