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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.;
- Example: "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert"
[syn: rendition, rendering]

2. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious;
- Example: "the edict was subject to many interpretations"
- Example: "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"
- Example: "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"
[syn: interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering]

3. handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed;

4. the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance;
- Example: "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"
[syn: rendition, rendering, interpretation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rendition n 1: a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert" [syn: rendition, 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" [syn: interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering] 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" [syn: rendition, rendering, interpretation]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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