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rendition

[ ren-dish-uhn ]
/ rɛnˈdɪʃ ən /
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noun
the act of rendering.
a translation.
an interpretation, as of a role or a piece of music.
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.
Archaic. surrender.
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Origin of rendition

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

OTHER WORDS FROM rendition

non·ren·di·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for rendition

rendition
/ (rɛnˈdɪʃən) /

noun
a performance of a musical composition, dramatic role, etc
a translation of a text
the act of rendering
archaic surrender
verb
(tr) to subject (a person) to extraordinary rendition

Word Origin for rendition

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