rendition
/ɹɛnˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Translation between languages, or between forms of a language; a translated text or work.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The handing-over of someone wanted for justice who has fled a given jurisdiction.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
verb
To surrender or hand over (a person or thing); especially, for one jurisdiction to do so to another.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: rendering"
- "The group's debut, Beloved Symphony, featuring light opera renditions of Mozart, Bach and Chopin, was deemed insufficiently classic for inclusion on the classical charts."
- "Yes. That is Rob Schneider performing an impromptu rendition of his famous character: the annoying guy who is wrong."
- "Since then, according to his lawyers and relatives, he has been repeatedly beaten, threatened with a firearm and with further rendition to Guantánamo by Ugandan officials, before being questioned by American officials."
- "Records show that only about three hundred fugitive slaves were renditioned to the South between 1850 and secession a decade later."
Etymology
From obsolete French rendition, alteration (after rendre (“to render”)) of reddition (“reddition”). Many senses influenced by render.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Archaic
- Transitive verb