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Meaning of rendition

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rendition
      n 1: a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role
           etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by
           Schubert" [syn: {rendition}, {rendering}]
      2: 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" [syn: {interpretation}, {interpreting},
         {rendition}, {rendering}]
      3: handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed
      4: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic
         performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was
         extraordinarily moving" [syn: {rendition}, {rendering},
         {interpretation}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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