1. (

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) a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert" ;

2. (

• interpretation ,
• interpreting ,
• rendition ,
• rendering

) an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" ;

3. (

• rendition

) handing over prisoners to the country in which a crime was committed ;

4. (

• rendition ,
• rendering ,
• interpretation ,

) the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" ;