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rendition

[ren-dish-uhn]

noun

  1. the act of rendering.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. a translation.

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

  4. the legal procedure or process of sending a suspected criminal to another country to be interrogated or detained, usually for law-enforcement purposes.

  5. Archaic.surrender.



rendition

/ ɛˈɪʃə /

noun

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

  2. a translation of a text

  3. the act of rendering

  4. archaicsurrender

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonrendition noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rendition1

1595–1605; < Middle French, alteration of reddition (< Middle English reddicion ) < Late Latin 徱پō- (stem of 徱پō ), equivalent to Latin reddit ( us ) (past participle of reddere; render 1 ) + -ō- -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rendition1

C17: from obsolete French, from Late Latin 徱پō see render
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Once there, the players frantically waved white table handkerchiefs above their heads to a live rendition of Freed From Desire expertly played by the in-house saxophonist.

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Even the cruelest policies, such as Trump’s illegal renditions of immigrants to hellhole prisons in other countries without due process guaranteed to all by the Constitution, evoke little protest.

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On May 20, Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered his own rendition of the powers and jurisdiction of the federal courts.

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So while his set featured his rendition of the Grateful Dead’s “China Doll,” he also offered a stunning interpretation of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart.”

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“I’ve put cheddar in a chocolate mousse before, parmesan in a strawberry tart, and other renditions of what I like to call savory-sweet bakes.”

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