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ren⋅di⋅tion

  [ren-dish-uhn]
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–noun
1. the act of rendering.
2. a translation.
3. an interpretation, as of a role or a piece of music.
4. Archaic. surrender.
Origin:
1595–1605; < MF, alter. of reddition (< ME reddicion) < LL redditiōn- (s. of redditiō), equiv. to L reddit(us) (ptp. of reddere; see render 1 ) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
1. interpretation, version.
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ren·di·tion   (rěn-dĭsh'ən)   
n.  
  1. The act of rendering.
  2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece.
  3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work.
  4. A translation, often interpretive.
  5. A surrender.

[Obsolete French, from Old French rendre, to give back; see render.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Rendition

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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rendition 
1601, "surrender of a place or possession," from obs. Fr. rendition "a rendering," from O.Fr. rendre "to deliver, to yield" (see render). Meaning "translation" first recorded 1659; that of "an acting, a performing" first recorded 1858, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ren·di·tion
Pronunciation: ren-'di-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or result of rendering rendition of judgment>
2 : extradition of a fugitive who has fled to another state
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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