rendition

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /rɛnˈdɪʃən/ UK /rɛnˈdɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a performance or interpretation of something, or a translation

Her haunting rendition of the old ballad silenced the room.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a performance or... performance interpretation version rendering translation portrayal

Word family

Related forms render surrender

Etymology

From obsolete French rendition, from Old French rendre ('to give back, render'), from Vulgar Latin rendere, an alteration of Latin reddere ('to give back'), from re- + dare ('to give').

rendre Old French reddere Latin dare Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# rendition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /rɛnˈdɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /rɛnˈdɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. a performance or interpretation of something, or a translation

## Examples
- Her haunting rendition of the old ballad silenced the room.

## Synonyms
- performance
- interpretation
- version
- rendering
- translation
- portrayal

## Related Forms
- render
- surrender

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rendre
- Root: reddere
- Root: dare

## Etymology
From obsolete French rendition, from Old French rendre ('to give back, render'), from Vulgar Latin rendere, an alteration of Latin reddere ('to give back'), from re- + dare ('to give').

## AI Etymology
Rendition comes from obsolete French rendition, from Old French rendre ('to give back, render'), from Vulgar Latin rendere, an alteration of Latin reddere ('to give back'), from re- + dare ('to give'). The historical trail runs through Old French rendre, Latin reddere and Latin dare. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means a performance or interpretation of something, or a translation. Related forms include render, surrender.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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