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performance
[ per-fawr-muhns ]
noun
- a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- the act of performing a ceremony, play, piece of music, etc.
- the execution or accomplishment of work, acts, feats, etc.
- a particular action, deed, or proceeding.
- an action or proceeding of an unusual or spectacular kind:
His temper tantrum was quite a performance.
- the act of performing.
- the manner in which or the efficiency with which something reacts or fulfills its intended purpose.
- Linguistics. the actual use of language in real situations, which may or may not fully reflect a speaker's competence, being subject to such nonlinguistic factors as inattention, distraction, memory lapses, fatigue, or emotional state. Compare competence ( def 6 ).
performance
/ əˈɔːəԲ /
noun
- the act, process, or art of performing
- an artistic or dramatic production
last night's performance was terrible
- manner or quality of functioning
a machine's performance
- informal.mode of conduct or behaviour, esp when distasteful or irregular
what did you mean by that performance at the restaurant?
- informal.any tiresome procedure
what a performance dressing the children to play in the snow!
- any accomplishment
- linguistics (in transformational grammar) the form of the human language faculty, viewed as concretely embodied in speakers Compare competence langue parole
Other 51Թ Forms
- p·ڴǰaԳ noun
- p·ڴǰaԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of performance1
Example Sentences
The cast, including newcomer Owen Cooper as young Jamie, and Stephen Graham as his dad, have received plaudits for their performances.
Decent performances at Liverpool and Manchester United, where Southampton led in both, showed glimpses but there was never going to be enough quality to survive.
The performance in “Performance Corridor” isn’t something Nauman is doing, beyond performing a set-up for any art viewer to be nudged into wondering: Why am I here?
No doubt Trump was very pleased with all their performances.
Emma Stone, who would go on to win an Oscar for her performance in “Poor Things,” often joined him after extended workdays at Origo Studios.
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