rendition

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.

- they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert

Similar word(s): rendering

Definition categories: communication, performance

2. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

- often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning

Similar word(s): interpretation, interpreting, rendering

Definition categories: thought, explanation

3. handing over prisoners to the country in which a crime was committed

Definition categories: act, surrender

4. the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance

- her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving

Similar word(s): interpretation, rendering

Definition categories: act, performance

verb

1. (transitive) To surrender or hand over (a person or thing); especially, for one jurisdiction to do so to another.