rendition
n.
act of rendering; interpretation, version; translation
Rendition
rendition
Noun
1. a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert"
(synonym) rendering
(hypernym) performance, public presentation
2. 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"
(synonym) interpretation, interpreting, rendering
(hypernym) explanation
(hyponym) broad interpretation, judicial activism
3. the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"
(synonym) rendering, interpretation
(hypernym) performance
(hyponym) reinterpretation
(derivation) interpret, render
Rendition
(n.)
Translation; rendering; version.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Synonyms and related words:
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Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.