construal
noun
con·stru·al
kən-ˈstrü-əl 
: interpretation sense 1
… political construals of reality.—
R. J. Neuhaus
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The very first step in the ontological argument rests on a naive construal of ordinary language, and the chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2011
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Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2011
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