rendition
noun
David SavoldAndrew Amelinckx 
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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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Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
This thoroughly modern rendition tip-toes the comfort food concept to gourmet territory.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Conceived in 1897, a plaster rendition was exhibited at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts two years later.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Furtado has linked up with Dom Dolla in the past for live renditions of their team-up.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
His performance felt simultaneously larger than life and incredibly intimate, working seamlessly between raucous renditions of his biggest hits and quiet moments of heartfelt honesty.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
Carter White, a Richmond resident who commutes to Davis for work and often stops by River Cats games afterward, waited patiently for a teenage girl in a cowboy hat to finish a rendition of the national anthem on the field as some fans clutched their chests and sang along.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
In addition to the demo, London Tide also uploaded a rehearsal rendition of the song as performed by Jamael Westman, who plays Eugene Wrayburn in the play.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Video from the event shows John and Taupin enjoying the delightful rendition.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Rendition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rendition. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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