rendition
pronunciation
How to pronounce rendition in British English:
UK [renˈdɪʃn]
How to pronounce rendition in American English:
US [rɛnˈdɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
- an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
- the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
Word Origin
- rendition (n.)
- c. 1600, "surrender of a place or possession," from obsolete French rendition "a rendering," noun of action from Old French rendre "to deliver, to yield" (see render (v.)). Meaning "translation" first recorded 1650s; that of "an acting, a performing" first recorded 1858, American English.
Example
- 1. This is the first report of a rendition flight involving hong kong .
- 2. States that would never practise torture found themselves colluding with the " extraordinary rendition " of terror suspects .
- 3. Another sore point concerns leaks from america suggesting that poland , romania and lithuania hosted secret bases for the " rendition " and interrogation of terror suspects .
- 4. It is the first time a lawsuit has been lodged against a british official personally in a rendition case .
- 5. If foreign regimes believe the us position on rendition is too one-sided , favoring the us , but not them , they could obstruct us efforts to detain terrorism suspects .