Definitions for rendition

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rendition ren·di·tion

Spelling: [ren-dish-uh n]

IPA: /rɛnˈdɪʃ ən/

Rendition is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 314 anagrams from letters in rendition (deiinnort).

Definitions for rendition

noun

1. the act of rendering.
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. See also extradition.
5. Archaic. surrender.

Origin of rendition

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; see

Examples for rendition

On the third rendition the latter roused from where he was slumped down.

rendition is also sometimes improperly used for performance.

A citizen grabbed the microphone to lead a rendition of “Happy Birthday” to her friend.

In the middle, when she delivers a rendition of “God Bless the Child,” the audience goes wild.

Earle also gave a short musical performance, which included this rendition of his own “Christmas in Washington.”

The stage has advanced in the authorship of plays and their production, not in their rendition.

He is also supposed to have serenaded his captives with his own rendition of Charles Aznavour love songs.

In his rendition Charlie Sheen stands in a foyer and overturns a bucket filled with checks, not ice water.

Oh, Mr. Gilbert, what did you think of Mr. Tree's rendition of Hamlet?

When the player had finished her rendition there was much applause.