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rendition (noun) – 1. The act of rendering.
2. An interpretation or performance of a musical score or a dramatic piece.
3. A translation from one language to another.
4. (a) The surrender of a person, place, or possession, as to an authority or a victorious force.
(b) The transfer of a prisoner or suspect from one country to another, often to avoid legal restrictions on interrogation or prosecution.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : Rendition entered English in the early 17th century and can be traced to the Middle French word reddition and ultimately to the Latin verb reddere, meaning “to return.” The English verb render is another descendant of reddere, so perhaps it is no surprise that rendition fundamentally means “the act or result of rendering.” English speakers also once adopted reddition itself (meaning either “restitution, surrender” or “elucidation”), but that word has mostly dropped out of use. Incidentally, if you’ve guessed that surrender is also from the same word family, you may be right; surrender derives in part from the Anglo-French rendre, which likely influenced the alteration of reddition to rendition.
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