rendition
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ren·di·tion

noun \ren-ˈdi-shən\

Definition of RENDITION

: the act or result of rendering: as
a : surrender
b : translation
c : performance, interpretation

Examples of RENDITION

  1. a moving rendition of an old gospel song
  2. a new rendition of the text in English

Origin of RENDITION

obsolete French, from Middle French, alteration of reddition, from Late Latin reddition-, redditio, from Latin reddere to return
First Known Use: 1601

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