1. (

• rendition ,
• rendering ,

) a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert" ;

2. (

• interpretation ,
• interpreting ,
• rendition ,
• rendering

) an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" ;

3. (

• rendition ,
• rendering ,
• interpretation ,

) the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" ;

4. (

• translation ,
• interlingual_rendition ,
• rendering ,
• version

) a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language ;

5. (

• rendering ,

) a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall ;

6. (

• rendering

) perspective drawing of an architect's design ;

7. (

• rendering

) giving in acknowledgment of obligation ;