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Noun: rendition  ren'di-shun
  1. A performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
    "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert";
    - rendering
     
  2. An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
    "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning";
    - interpretation, interpreting, rendering
     
  3. Handing over prisoners to the country in which a crime was committed
     
  4. The act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
    "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving";
    - rendering, interpretation

Derived forms: renditions

Type of: explanation, performance, public presentation, surrender

Encyclopedia: Rendition