Definitions for rendition
rɛnˈdɪʃ ənren·di·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. rendition, renderingnoun

   a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.

   "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert"

2. interpretation, interpreting, rendition, renderingnoun

   an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

   "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"

3. renditionnoun

   handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed

4. rendition, rendering, interpretationnoun

   the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance

   "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. renditionnoun

   The surrender (of a city, fortress etc.).

2. renditionnoun

   The handing-over of a person or thing.

3. renditionnoun

   Translation between languages, or between forms of a language; a translated text or work.

4. renditionnoun

   Formal deliverance of a verdict.

5. renditionnoun

   The handing-over someone wanted for justice who has fled a given jurisdiction; extradition.

6. renditionnoun

   An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work.

7. renditionnoun

   A given visual reproduction of something.

8. renditionverb

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

9. Etymology: From obsolete rendition, alteration (after rendre) of reddition. Many senses influenced by render.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Renditionnoun

   Surrendering; the act of yielding.

   Etymology: from render.

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1. rendition

   Rendition is the act of interpreting or performing a piece of music, drama, or other form of art. It can also refer to a version or interpretation of something. Additionally, in a legal context, rendition can refer to the surrender or handover of a person or property, particularly as it pertains to extradition between countries.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Renditionnoun

   the act of rendering; especially, the act of surrender, as of fugitives from justice, at the claim of a foreign government; also, surrender in war

2. Renditionnoun

   translation; rendering; version

3. Etymology: [LL. rendere to render: cf. L. redditio. See Render, and cf. Reddition.]

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1. Rendition

   Rendition is a 2007 drama film directed by Gavin Hood and starring Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, Jake Gyllenhaal and Omar Metwally. It centers on the controversial CIA practice of extraordinary rendition and is based on the true story of Khalid El-Masri, who was mistaken for Khalid al-Masri. The movie also has similarities to the case of Maher Arar.

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1. • Explanation
   • Performance

Anagrams for rendition »

1. nitrenoid

2. trinodine

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rendition in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rendition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of rendition in a Sentence

1. Speaker Ryan:

   The president will have five or six straw men in the speech, I’m sure, and he’ll present a very glossy rendition of the last seven years.He’ll try to set some verbal traps along the way and it will be a very political and pointed speech, I would guess.

2. Kenny Rock:

   It eats at me watching it over and over again because you've seen a loved one being attacked and there's nothing you can do about it, every time I'm watching the videos, it's like a rendition that just keeps going over and over in my head.

3. Carole King:

   Hearing [ Taylor's ] rendition of it for the first time, it was like oh my God. It's perfect.

4. Lindsey Graham:

   So President Donald Trump went through a factual rendition, that I didn't particularly like, and I would tell President Donald Trump to knock it off. You're not helping.

5. Roger Stone:

   The people you are referring to are the same people that said there were weapons of mass destruction and (Saddam) Hussein had them, who lied about rendition, who lied about torture at Abu Ghraib.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rendition
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rendition
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rendition
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rendition
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rendition