English noun: rendition | |||
1. | rendition (communication) a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc. | ||
Samples | They heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert. | ||
Synonyms | rendering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | performance, public presentation | ||
2. | rendition (cognition) an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | interpretation, interpreting, rendering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | explanation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | broad interpretation, judicial activism | ||
3. | rendition (act) handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed | ||
Broader (hypernym) | persecution | ||
4. | rendition (act) the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance | ||
Samples | Her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving. | ||
Synonyms | interpretation, rendering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | performance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | reinterpretation, spin | ||