rendition

«rendition» in Mova's school dictionary: A performance of a song, poem or piece of music, or the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a rendition, renditions)

meaning for a pupil

1) A performance of a song, poem or piece of music, or the way it is done: a lovely rendition of the anthem. tree →

2) A version or translation of something. tree →

3) (formal, law) Handing someone over to another country. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and school concerts, a pupil gives a rendition of a song. In art, a rendition of a picture is a version of it. Phrases: a rendition of, a stirring rendition.

examples

• She sang a beautiful rendition of the national anthem. tree →
• The band played a loud rendition of «Happy Birthday». tree →
• His rendition of the poem made us laugh. tree →
• This painting is a rendition of the old bridge. tree →
• The choir's rendition was perfect. tree →
• Our class gave a funny rendition of the play. tree →

note

Countable. Verb: render (to perform, show or make). Formal; in speech say version or performance.

In the corpora

• "Extraordinary rendition" means secretly moving a prisoner to another country for interrogation, long hard questioning (US).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rendition» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.