c. 1600, "surrender of a place or possession," from obsolete French rendition "a rendering," noun of action from Old French rendre "to deliver, to yield" (see render (v.)). Meaning "translation" is by 1650s; that of "an acting, a performing" is by 1858, American English.
they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert
often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning
her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving
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