rendition

[ ren-dish-uhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of rendering.

  2. a translation.

  1. an interpretation, as of a role or a piece of music.

  2. the legal procedure or process of sending a suspected criminal to another country to be interrogated or detained, usually for law-enforcement purposes.: Compare extraordinary rendition. See also extradition.

  3. Archaic. surrender.

Origin of rendition

1
1595–1605; <Middle French, alteration of reddition (<Middle English reddicion) <Late Latin redditiōn- (stem of redditiō), equivalent to Latin reddit(us) (past participle of reddere;see render1) + -iōn--ion

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Other words from rendition

  • non·ren·di·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for rendition

rendition

/ (rɛnˈdɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a performance of a musical composition, dramatic role, etc

  2. a translation of a text

  1. the act of rendering

  2. archaic surrender

verb
  1. (tr) to subject (a person) to extraordinary rendition

Origin of rendition

1
C17: from obsolete French, from Late Latin redditiō see render

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