Meanings
nounreinterpretation (countable and uncountable, plural reinterpretations)
plural reinterpretations
- uncountablethe condition of being reinterpreted
- countablea new interpretation
- countablethe act of reinterpreting
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishinterpretation
- Englishreinterpretation
From re- + interpretation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish omfortolkning, omfortolkning
- omfortolkninga new interpretation
- omfortolkningthe act of reinterpreting
Hungarian átértelmeződés, újraértelmeződés
- átértelmeződésthe condition of being reinterpreted
- újraértelmeződésthe condition of being reinterpreted
- átértékelődésthe condition of being reinterpreted
- átértelmezésthe act of reinterpreting
- újraértelmezésthe act of reinterpreting
- átértékelésthe act of reinterpreting
Cite this entry
APA
reinterpretation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinterpretation
MLA
“reinterpretation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinterpretation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinterpretation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinterpretation.
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