rendition

[ren-dish-uhn]

noun

1. the act of rendering.

   Synonyms: version, interpretation

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

/ rɛnˈdɪʃən /

noun

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

2. a translation of a text

3. the act of rendering

4. archaic,  surrender

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• nonrendition noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rendition¹

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

Example Sentences

Andrew, you have your own background in musical theater, but you also had your rendition of “Maneater” in “No Hard Feelings.”

From Los Angeles Times

Your last studio album had renditions of “Celebrate Me Home” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” and there’s an R&B-ish new song on “Gems” called “Be Alright.”

From Los Angeles Times

The point was driven home for me by a scene in Percival Everett’s timely 2024 novel “James,” a rendition of Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” told from the perspective of the title character, an escaped slave.

From Salon

That same year, she wore a similar ball gown in a TikTok featuring a piano rendition of her ballad Champagne Problems.

From BBC

TJ’s rendition of Pirate’s Booty Aged White Cheddar Cheese Puffs is deliciously cheesy with a hint of spiciness.

From Salon

Related Words

• depiction 
• interpretation 
• portrayal 
• presentation 
• rendering 
• transcription 
• translation 
• version