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interlingual rendition

interlingual rendition

9.6
A written text in another language that keeps the same meaning
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntərˈlɪŋɡwəl rɛnˈdɪʃən/
translation icon : rendición interlingüística
  • The interlingual rendition of the article allowed non-English speakers to understand the research findings.

Examples

  • Academic journals sometimes require an interlingual rendition of abstracts for international readers.

  • The interlingual rendition captured the humor of the original text remarkably well.

  • The novelist insisted on reviewing each interlingual rendition of her work to ensure accuracy.

  • The translator provided an interlingual rendition of the novel.

  • Can you create an interlingual rendition of this poem?

  • Before publishing, they prepared an interlingual rendition to reach a broader audience.

  • The book's interlingual rendition preserved the original's nuanced meaning and cultural references.

Synonyms

translation
vsinterlingual rendition
179 2.5

A written text in one language that keeps the meaning of an original text in another language

has identical meaning and denotes a written version in a different language
rendering
vsinterlingual rendition
1 5.0

A version of a text written in another language

focuses on exact written equivalence rather than interpretive or loose versions

How Literal

interlingual rendition
9.6
adaptation
60 3.4

Surface Forms

interlingual rendition singular
interlingual renditions plural

Morphology

interlingual + rendition

The meaning is directly compositional: 'interlingual' means between languages and 'rendition' means a version or interpretive account, so together they straightforwardly indicate a version of a text in another language. This semantic assembly is common cross-linguistically and follows standard noun modification patterns, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Interlingual rendition comes from its parts: inter- meaning 'between', lingual meaning 'language', and rendition meaning 'version'. Imagine someone writing the same ideas again in another language so the same 'meaning' is kept, and that is why it means a written 'version' of a text in a different language.