rendition

Noun
Synonyms: renderinginterpretationinterpreting

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.“they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert”Synonyms: rendering
  2. 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”Synonyms: interpretationinterpretingrendering
  3. handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed
  4. the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance“her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving”Synonyms: renderinginterpretation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rendition \Ren*di"tion\ (r?n-d?sh"?n), n. [LL. rendere to render: cf. L. redditio. See Render, and cf. Reddition.] [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold blood after articles of rendition.— Evelyn.[1913 Webster]

2.Translation; rendering; version. [1913 Webster]

This rendition of the word seems also most naturally to agree with the genuine meaning of some other words in the same verse.— South.[1913 Webster]
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