Meaning of RENDITION
| Pronunciation: | | ren'dishun
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- [n] the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
- [n] an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"
- [n] a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
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| | Synonyms: | | interpretation, interpretation, interpreting, rendering, rendering, rendering |
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| | See Also: | | broad interpretation, explanation, judicial activism, performance, performance, public presentation, reinterpretation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ren*di"tion\ (r?n-d?sh"?n), n. [LL. rendere to
render: cf. L. redditio. See {Render}, and cf. {Reddition}.]
1. 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.
The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold
blood after articles of rendition. --Evelyn.
2. Translation; rendering; version.
This rendition of the word seems also most naturally
to agree with the genuine meaning of some other
words in the same verse. --South.
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