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rendition

[ ren-dish-uhn ]

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noun

the act of rendering.
Synonyms: version, interpretation
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.extradition.
Archaic. surrender.

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

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nonren·dition noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rendition¹

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; render ¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rendition¹

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

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