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reinterpretation

Definitions

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  • noun uncountable The condition of being reinterpreted
  • noun countable A new interpretation

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a new or different meaning
  • noun a new or different interpretation

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Examples

  • Keichû's work marked an important, but not necessarily original, critique of the universalist assumptions of what is often termed Neo-Confucianism; that is, the reinterpretation of Confucianism that took form in the work of Zhu Xi and other Song period scholars, which was the most influential form of intellectual practice in seventeenth century Japan.

    The Kokugaku (Native Studies) School Burns, Susan 2007

  • E. Recami (1978) tried to avoid the idea that tachyons could move backwards in time by introducing the so-called reinterpretation principle according to which all negative energy tachyons should be interpreted as if they have positive energy and move forward in time.

    Backward Causation Faye, Jan 2005

  • That is not the case with The Lizards, they have their own unique style, and Archeology should more properly be described as a reinterpretation of the music.

    Blogger News Network 2009

  • The kind of reinterpretation that Hilbert engages in, i.e. of assigning different meanings to specific words, is something that can apply only to sentences, and never to thoughts, from the Fregean point of view.

    The Frege-Hilbert Controversy Blanchette, Patricia 2009

  • In seeking a "reinterpretation" from Beijing, the Hong Kong government maintained that a massive influx of immigrants would seriously destabilize the city's already troubled economy.

    Hong Kong Tightens Up 2008

  • Of course the "reinterpretation" of which Dulles speaks cannot be the sort of "development" that logically entails negation of anything previously taught with the Church's full authority.

    Getting perspective on ecumenism Mike L 2007

  • Of course the "reinterpretation" of which Dulles speaks cannot be the sort of "development" that logically entails negation of anything previously taught with the Church's full authority.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Mike L 2007

  • The whole thing was based on another Bush "reinterpretation" of the law, so that it would not apply to him.

    Uh, let's reinterpret that Ellen Beth Gill 2006

  • The whole thing was based on another Bush "reinterpretation" of the law, so that it would not apply to him.

    Archive 2006-12-01 Ellen Beth Gill 2006

  • "[A] ny 'reinterpretation' of this statutory scheme could extend full-blown common-carrier regulation to every corner of the Internet ecosystem," the coalition wrote.

    Multichannel News: Cable Operators 2010

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