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rendition
     1. n. (now rare) The surrender (of a city, fortress etc.).
     2. n. (now rare) The handing over of a person or thing.
     3. n. Translation between languages, or between forms of a language; a translated text or work.
     4. n. (legal, chiefly US) Formal deliverance of a verdict.
     5. n. (legal, chiefly US) The handing-over of someone wanted for justice who has fled a given jurisdiction; extradition.
     6. n. An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work.
     7. n. A given visual reproduction of something.
     8. v. To surrender or hand over (a person or thing); especially, for one jurisdiction to do so to another.

Example Sentences

The event opened with a stirring rendition of the national anthem. 



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