Definition of Construal

1. Noun. An interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing.

Generic synonyms: Interpretation
Derivative terms: Construe

Definition of Construal

1. Noun. The act of construing or interpreting; interpretation ¹

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Definition of Construal

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Construal

constrictions
constrictions of ureter
constrictive
constrictive bronchiolitis
constrictive endocarditis
constrictive pericarditis
constrictor
constrictors
constricts
constringe
constringed
constringent
constringes
constringing
construable
construal (current term)
construals
construct
construct validity
constructability
constructal
constructed
constructed language
constructed languages
constructer
constructers
constructibility
constructible
constructing
constructio ad sensum

Literary usage of Construal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Eternal Possibilities: A Neutral Ground for Meaning and Existence by David Weissman (1977)
"construal is the first of these; the integration of meaning with the ... construal is set apart in two respects from the immediacy of our circumstances. ..."

2. Optimality: The Second Erich L. Lehmann Symposium by Javier Rojo (2006)
"This probabilistic construal is then used to shed light on a number of issues relating to specification, including the role of preliminary data analysis, ..."

3. The Friendships of Women by William Rounseville Alger (1879)
"... construal. She loved Goethe to idolatry, — her whole soul vibrating beneath the power of the possession ; but the ideality of the passion, ..."

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