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English Dictionary: rendition	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rendition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rendition n a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert" Synonym(s): rendition, rendering an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" Synonym(s): interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" Synonym(s): rendition, rendering, interpretation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rendition \Rendi"tion\ (r?n-d?sh"?n), n. [LL. rendere to render: cf. L. redditio. See {Render}, and cf. {Reddition}.] 1. The act of rendering; especially, the act of surrender, as of fugitives from justice, at the claim of a foreign government; also, surrender in war. The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold blood after articles of rendition. --Evelyn. 2. Translation; rendering; version. This rendition* of the word seems also most naturally to agree with the genuine meaning of some other words in the same verse. --South.