rendering (n.)

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

    [ Syn: rendition ]

  2. 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 childs intended meaning

    [ Syn: interpretation , interpreting , rendition ]

  3. the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; her rendition of Miltons verse was extraordinarily moving

    [ Syn: rendition , interpretation ]

  4. a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

    [ Syn: translation , interlingual rendition , version ]

  5. a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall

  6. perspective drawing of an architect's design

  7. giving in acknowledgment of obligation

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