1. rendition, rendering -- (a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert")
2. interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering -- (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")
3. rendition -- (handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed)
4. rendition, rendering, interpretation -- (the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving")
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Most trenchant rendition of that ballad, upon my soul and honour It is. - from Ulysses by James Joyce