rendition, performance

rendition, performance
In recent years, rendition has become as popular as performance in the sense of providing musical, dramatic, or other forms of entertainment. Both words mean "the accomplishment or execution of acts, feats, or ceremonies": "The tenor's rendition (or performance) of classical songs was well received." Rendition is now something of a "vogue" word, perhaps because it stresses the unusual or distinctive qualities of a performance or interpretation given by leading popular singers and public entertainers. Recommendation: use performance unless some spectacular or unique quality should be noted and stressed.

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  • rendition — ren·di·tion /ren di shən/ n 1: the act or result of rendering the Court s rendition of judgment 2: extradition of a fugitive who has fled to another state Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • rendition — [n] explanation; interpretation arrangement, construction, delivery, depiction, execution, interpretation, performance, portrayal, presentation, reading, rendering, transcription, translation, version; concepts 263,278 Ant. obscurity, vagueness …   New thesaurus

  • rendition — [ren dish′ən] n. [MFr, altered (infl. by rendre, to RENDER) < L redditio (< pp. of reddere): see RENDER] a rendering or result of rendering; specif., ☆ a) a performance or interpretation (of a piece of music, a role, etc.) b) a translation… …   English World dictionary

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  • rendition — [[t]rendɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] renditions N COUNT: usu N of n A rendition of a play, poem, or piece of music is a performance of it. The musicians burst into a rousing rendition of Paddy Casey s Reel . Syn: performance …   English dictionary

  • rendition — ren|di|tion [renˈdıʃən] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Early French, from rendre; RENDER] 1.) [C usually singular, U] someone s performance of a play, piece of music etc ▪ He gave a moving rendition of Lennon s Imagine . 2.) a translation of a piece …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • performance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. action, representation, achievement; rendition, execution, touch; efficiency. See effect, drama. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The fulfilling of a function] Syn. completion, fulfillment, attainment, doing,… …   English dictionary for students

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