Rendition
noun
A performance or interpretation, especially of a dramatic role or piece of music.
The band's rendition of the old song was appreciated by the audience.
Often appears as...
- musical rendition
- artistic rendition
noun
A visual representation or version of something.
The artist's rendition of the sunrise was stunning.
Often appears as...
- artistic rendition
- architectural rendition
noun
The act of translating something to another language or into a different form.
Her rendition of the French poem into English was excellent.
Often appears as...
- translation rendition
- interpretative rendition
noun
The surrender of a person or goods under legal process.
The detained prisoner faces rendition to his home country.
Often appears as...
- extrajudicial rendition
- extraordinary rendition
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Legal
noun
A performance or interpretation, especially of a dramatic role or piece of music.
The band's rendition of the old song was appreciated by the audience.
Often appears as...
- musical rendition
- artistic rendition
noun
A visual representation or version of something.
The artist's rendition of the sunrise was stunning.
Often appears as...
- artistic rendition
- architectural rendition
noun
The act of translating something to another language or into a different form.
Her rendition of the French poem into English was excellent.
Often appears as...
- translation rendition
- interpretative rendition
noun
The surrender of a person or goods under legal process.
The detained prisoner faces rendition to his home country.
Often appears as...
- extrajudicial rendition
- extraordinary rendition
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Legal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Flexibility
Rendition emphasizes an individual's unique take on a work, highlighting personal interpretation.
His rendition of the jazz classic added a funky twist.
Pro Tip 2/3Performance Nuance
Different renditions can give you new perspectives or feelings about the same piece.
Each singer's rendition of the anthem stirs different emotions.
Pro Tip 3/3Expressive Range
Rendition can refer to a broad array of performances, from music to acting.
Her rendition of the character was both powerful and poignant.
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Flexibility
Rendition emphasizes an individual's unique take on a work, highlighting personal interpretation.
His rendition of the jazz classic added a funky twist.
Pro Tip 2/3Performance Nuance
Different renditions can give you new perspectives or feelings about the same piece.
Each singer's rendition of the anthem stirs different emotions.
Pro Tip 3/3Expressive Range
Rendition can refer to a broad array of performances, from music to acting.
Her rendition of the character was both powerful and poignant.
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Flexibility
Rendition emphasizes an individual's unique take on a work, highlighting personal interpretation.
His rendition of the jazz classic added a funky twist.
Pro Tip 2/3Performance Nuance
Different renditions can give you new perspectives or feelings about the same piece.
Each singer's rendition of the anthem stirs different emotions.
Pro Tip 3/3Expressive Range
Rendition can refer to a broad array of performances, from music to acting.
Her rendition of the character was both powerful and poignant.
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Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
we don't usually work in the same blind together that whole area of the blind is about a little bit bigger than the whole front of this podium here first we're gonna look at that wide view again and actually see the ballerina dance of the wands is parodia now he does his bow he comes out he's walking out there's not a female there on this rendition he's
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Ge Wang: The DIY...
so in some sense, she's created this kind of global ad hoc corral of strangers, and within weeks, thousands of people joined in on this, and you can kind of see people coming from all around the world and all these lines converging on the origin where the first rendition of the song was sung, and that's in Tokyo.
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The math and magic of...
studied by Koryo Miura, a Japanese engineer. He studied a folding pattern, and realized this could fold down into an extremely compact package that had a very simple opening and closing structure. And he used it to design this solar array. It's an artist's rendition, but it flew in a Japanese telescope
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We must reignite dream...
at the last second I decided that I was going to give a passionate passionate case again class rank declaring that the entire system that had put me on top was a complete lie then I broke out at the end of my speech into a full-on highly tone-deaf rendition of can you feel the
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What doctors don't know...
the best possible rendition of the information, they were told they weren't allowed to have them. And if you want to read the full correspondence and the excuses and the explanations given by the drug company, you can see that written up in this week's edition
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka:...
A published author of books came to talk to us about what he did for a living. And afterwards, we all went back to our classrooms and we drew our own renditions of his main character, Rotten Ralph. And suddenly the author appeared in our doorway,
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A new way to study the...
But it's worse. So, if you could zoom in to a neuron, and, of course, this is just our artist's rendition of it. What you would see are thousands and thousands of kinds of biomolecules, little nanoscale machines organized in complex, 3D patterns,
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What’s the point(e) of...
A baby cursed at birth. A fierce battle of good and evil. A true love awoken with a kiss. Sleeping Beauty is one of the world’s favorite folktales. But one of its most famous renditions tells the story without a single word.
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Photographer Danny Lyon...
objects in the fine arts world a grain of sand can ruin one and I've ruined my own slides with a speck of saliva which burns a hole into them the image itself is fragile it is an anonymous rendition
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Photosynth 2: Exploring...
temporal capture events as renditions of the real world at a particular place and moment in time and once the computer understands those things then it becomes possible to manipulate in all sorts of
Video examples
Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
we don't usually work in the same blind together that whole area of the blind is about a little bit bigger than the whole front of this podium here first we're gonna look at that wide view again and actually see the ballerina dance of the wands is parodia now he does his bow he comes out he's walking out there's not a female there on this rendition he's
Video examples
Ge Wang: The DIY...
so in some sense, she's created this kind of global ad hoc corral of strangers, and within weeks, thousands of people joined in on this, and you can kind of see people coming from all around the world and all these lines converging on the origin where the first rendition of the song was sung, and that's in Tokyo.
Video examples
The math and magic of...
studied by Koryo Miura, a Japanese engineer. He studied a folding pattern, and realized this could fold down into an extremely compact package that had a very simple opening and closing structure. And he used it to design this solar array. It's an artist's rendition, but it flew in a Japanese telescope
Video examples
We must reignite dream...
at the last second I decided that I was going to give a passionate passionate case again class rank declaring that the entire system that had put me on top was a complete lie then I broke out at the end of my speech into a full-on highly tone-deaf rendition of can you feel the
Video examples
What doctors don't know...
the best possible rendition of the information, they were told they weren't allowed to have them. And if you want to read the full correspondence and the excuses and the explanations given by the drug company, you can see that written up in this week's edition
Video examples
Jarrett J. Krosoczka:...
A published author of books came to talk to us about what he did for a living. And afterwards, we all went back to our classrooms and we drew our own renditions of his main character, Rotten Ralph. And suddenly the author appeared in our doorway,
Video examples
A new way to study the...
But it's worse. So, if you could zoom in to a neuron, and, of course, this is just our artist's rendition of it. What you would see are thousands and thousands of kinds of biomolecules, little nanoscale machines organized in complex, 3D patterns,
Video examples
What’s the point(e) of...
A baby cursed at birth. A fierce battle of good and evil. A true love awoken with a kiss. Sleeping Beauty is one of the world’s favorite folktales. But one of its most famous renditions tells the story without a single word.
Video examples
Photographer Danny Lyon...
objects in the fine arts world a grain of sand can ruin one and I've ruined my own slides with a speck of saliva which burns a hole into them the image itself is fragile it is an anonymous rendition
Video examples
Photosynth 2: Exploring...
temporal capture events as renditions of the real world at a particular place and moment in time and once the computer understands those things then it becomes possible to manipulate in all sorts of
Example 1 of 10
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Lata Mangeshkar
Indian Musician
I think playback singing has a lot to do with voice acting. I would suggest to all the youngsters to understand the character, situation, and the story behind the songs. That is when you can add soul to the rendition which, I think, is missing in today's music.
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Elizabeth Banks
American Actress
I think the hardcore fans can expect exactly what both 'The Hunger Games' and 'Catching Fire' delivered: 'Mockingjay' is going to be as faithful a rendition of Suzanne's Collins's world and books and characters as we can put out!
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Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
Salad can get a bad rap. People think of bland and watery iceberg lettuce, but in fact, salads are an art form, from the simplest rendition to a colorful kitchen-sink approach.
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Mani Ratnam
Indian Director
I am not against songs in films. We come from an oral tradition of storytelling. I have grown up listening to epics in oral rendition and oral rendition always had music.
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Chick Corea
American Musician
Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of 'Spain,' I do it deconstructively. That's the most fun, but I can only do that when I'm on my own.
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Linda Colley
British Historian
In the U.S., highly selective renditions of its history have served in practice to impose blinkers on some of its citizens and catered to vested interests.
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Momina Mustehsan
Pakistani Singer
As an artist, it is heartwarming to see other artists appreciate your work by making covers and renditions of your original track.
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M. Jayachandran
Indian Composer
I pick voices suitable for a particular song rendition and for that, it doesn't matter where they hail from.
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Freddie Mercury
British Singer
A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Rendition is just sending people abroad to be tortured.
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Lata Mangeshkar
Indian Musician
I think playback singing has a lot to do with voice acting. I would suggest to all the youngsters to understand the character, situation, and the story behind the songs. That is when you can add soul to the rendition which, I think, is missing in today's music.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Banks
American Actress
I think the hardcore fans can expect exactly what both 'The Hunger Games' and 'Catching Fire' delivered: 'Mockingjay' is going to be as faithful a rendition of Suzanne's Collins's world and books and characters as we can put out!
Quote examples
Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
Salad can get a bad rap. People think of bland and watery iceberg lettuce, but in fact, salads are an art form, from the simplest rendition to a colorful kitchen-sink approach.
Quote examples
Mani Ratnam
Indian Director
I am not against songs in films. We come from an oral tradition of storytelling. I have grown up listening to epics in oral rendition and oral rendition always had music.
Quote examples
Chick Corea
American Musician
Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of 'Spain,' I do it deconstructively. That's the most fun, but I can only do that when I'm on my own.
Quote examples
Linda Colley
British Historian
In the U.S., highly selective renditions of its history have served in practice to impose blinkers on some of its citizens and catered to vested interests.
Quote examples
Momina Mustehsan
Pakistani Singer
As an artist, it is heartwarming to see other artists appreciate your work by making covers and renditions of your original track.
Quote examples
M. Jayachandran
Indian Composer
I pick voices suitable for a particular song rendition and for that, it doesn't matter where they hail from.
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Freddie Mercury
British Singer
A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Rendition is just sending people abroad to be tortured.
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