Definition of reinterpretation in English:
reinterpretation
noun riːɪntəːprɪˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌriɪnˌtərprəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe action of interpreting something in a new or different light.
his reinterpretation of modern rock classics
Example sentencesExamples
- The theater group offered an even more radical reinterpretation of Samson et Dalila.
- He quotes liberally from earlier music on this disc, which contains three reinterpretations of the traditional concerto.
- Milton's marital experience underlies his reinterpretation of at least two Biblical passages.
- Scholarly reinterpretation of the altar's upper text has been accompanied by reidentification of the seated figures who appear along the main block's sides.
- The chandeliers he creates suggests that it is a form awaiting reinterpretation if not reinvention.
- The cottage is a wonderful reinterpretation of the small lot city house.
- A contemporary reinterpretation of a traditional form, the cloister is a luminous, humanly scaled ambulatory space that leads visitors through the pavilion.
- Thackeray's "Rebecca and Rowena" is an amusing sequel to, and critical reinterpretation of, Scott's tale.
- Reinterpretation is finally not enough: the Aeneid must be rewritten.
- The play is a reinterpretation of "Cinderella" as set in the Caribbean.
Definition of reinterpretation in US English:
reinterpretation
nounˌrēinˌtərprəˈtāSH(ə)nˌriɪnˌtərprəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
The action of interpreting something in a new or different light.
his reinterpretation of modern rock classics
Example sentencesExamples
- He quotes liberally from earlier music on this disc, which contains three reinterpretations of the traditional concerto.
- The cottage is a wonderful reinterpretation of the small lot city house.
- Scholarly reinterpretation of the altar's upper text has been accompanied by reidentification of the seated figures who appear along the main block's sides.
- Milton's marital experience underlies his reinterpretation of at least two Biblical passages.
- The play is a reinterpretation of "Cinderella" as set in the Caribbean.
- The theater group offered an even more radical reinterpretation of Samson et Dalila.
- Reinterpretation is finally not enough: the Aeneid must be rewritten.
- A contemporary reinterpretation of a traditional form, the cloister is a luminous, humanly scaled ambulatory space that leads visitors through the pavilion.
- The chandeliers he creates suggests that it is a form awaiting reinterpretation if not reinvention.
- Thackeray's "Rebecca and Rowena" is an amusing sequel to, and critical reinterpretation of, Scott's tale.