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rendition (n.)

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.

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Definitions of rendition from WordNet

rendition (n.)
a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.;
they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert
Synonyms: rendering
rendition (n.)
an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious;
often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning
Synonyms: interpretation / interpreting / rendering
rendition (n.)
handing over prisoners to the country in which a crime was committed;
rendition (n.)
the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance;
her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving
From wordnet.princeton.edu