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   rendition

   /rɛnˈdɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a performance or interpretation, especially of a dramatic role or piece of music: "a wonderful rendition of ‘Nessun Dorma’" Similar performancerenderinginterpretationpresentationexecutiondeliveryplayingsingingreadingrecitationrecitalversionvariationtake on
   • ▪ a visual representation or reproduction: "a pen-and-ink rendition of Mars with his sword drawn" Similar depictionportrayalrepresentationdelineationartist's impression
   • ▪ a translation or transliteration: "‘Iroquois’ is a French rendition of an Algonquian word for ‘rattlesnake’" Similar translationtransliterationtranscriptioninterpretationversionreadingconstruction
   • 2. (especially in the US) the practice of sending a foreign criminal or terrorist suspect covertly to be interrogated in a country with less rigorous regulations for the humane treatment of prisoners.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from obsolete French, from rendre ‘give back, render’.

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