Rendition Definition

rĕn-dĭshən
renditions
noun
renditions
A rendering or result of rendering.
Webster's New World
An interpretation or performance of a musical score or a dramatic piece.
American Heritage
A translation from one language to another.
American Heritage
The surrender of a person, place, or possession, as to an authority or a victorious force.
American Heritage
The transfer of a prisoner or suspect from one country to another, often to avoid legal restrictions on interrogation or prosecution.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
verb

To surrender or hand over (a person or thing); especially, for one jurisdiction to do so to another.

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Other Word Forms of Rendition

Noun

Singular:
rendition
Plural:
renditions

Origin of Rendition

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Obsolete French from Old French rendre to give back render

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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