"construal" meaning in All languages combined

See construal on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /kənˈstɹuːəl/ Forms: construals [plural]
Etymology: From construe + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|construe|al}} construe + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} construal (countable and uncountable, plural construals)
  1. The act of construing: interpreting, portraying, or both. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: reconstrual Related terms: construable, nonconstruable Translations (act of interpreting): interpretatie (Dutch), interprétation (French), Deutung [feminine] (German), pemahaman (Indonesian), interpretasi (Indonesian), субъективная интерпретация (subʺjektivnaja interpretacija) (Russian)

Inflected forms

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