traditional interpretation
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftraditionalandinterpretation
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traditional
adjective
uk/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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interpretation
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˌtɜː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ɪnˌtɝː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/
an explanation or opinion of what ...
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On atraditionalinterpretationof that framework, characterized by instrumentalist, self-interested voting, the arguments for representation are typically weak and second-best in nature.
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Without such estimates there is still a tendency for modern historians to follow the wellworn pathways of thetraditionalinterpretation.
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There is little room for standard components of a moretraditionalinterpretation.
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In contrast, the divided interests approach has questioned the simplicity of thetraditionalinterpretation, arguing that industrialists were neither as monolithic nor as subservient as suggested.
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If there has been a sense of an emerging consensus on the impact of the evacuation, there have also been signs that other historians have reverted to thetraditionalinterpretation.
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Daniel is more careful to distance himself from thetraditionalinterpretationof that revolution and presents a more balanced view of the events.
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That is thetraditionalinterpretationof colonisation.
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When he reaches an experience, atraditionalinterpretationof it already exists.
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A bird of prey in thetraditionalinterpretationembodies the sun, authority and the upper world, while elk is associated with power, generosity and beauty.
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This literature continues the commentaries' development of thetraditionalinterpretationof the scriptures.
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Thus,traditionalinterpretationof prevention is being revised.
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Some stitch patterns have atraditionalinterpretation, often of religious significance.
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However, the older transcription remains predominant in most literature, often even among scholars who disagree with thetraditionalinterpretationor remain non-committal.
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Thistraditionalinterpretationof events has been disputed.
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However, the bulk of rabbinic rules, even those concerning capital punishment, bear the stamp of great antiquity, inasmuch as they are based on actual precedent or on oldtraditionalinterpretation.
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Thus, in traditional interpretations, perseveration is seen as a distinct stage in cognitive development: that of incomplete object representation.
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In this way a mass oftraditionalinterpretationof all kinds of observed phenomena was gathered, and once gathered became a guide to the priests for all times.
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Other chapters challenge traditional interpretations of youth culture and social change.
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The commentaries also highlight some assumptions, often implicit, that underlie traditional interpretations of perception.
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Valenzuela argued that any attempt to appreciate the dynamics of electoral politics had to go beyond traditional interpretations.
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