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rendition

/ɹɛnˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rendition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
    they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert
  2. An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious.
    the edict was subject to many interpretations
  3. Handing over prisoners to the country in which a crime was committed.

Origin

From obsolete French rendition, alteration (after rendre (“to render”)) of reddition (“reddition”). Many senses influenced by render.

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