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Performance - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Performance : (noun)
1: a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten
different performances"; "the play ran for 100
performances"; "the frequent performances of the
symphony testify to its popularity" [syn: public
presentation]
2: the act of performing; of doing something successfully;
using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing
it; "they criticised his performance as mayor";
"experience generally improves performance" [syn: execution,
carrying out, carrying into action]
3: the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other
entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at
the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C
minor concerto"
4: process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of
its engine determine its operation"; "the plane's
operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking
performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance
conformed to high standards" [syn: operation, functioning]
5: any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance
under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in
one game his performance merits awe"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Performance : \Per*form"ance\, n.
The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action;
execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by
action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty.
Promises are not binding where the performance is
impossible. --Paley.
2. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or
carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat;
esp., an action of an elaborate or public character. ``Her
walking and other actual performances.'' --Shak. ``His
musical performances.'' --Macaulay.
Syn: Completion; consummation; execution; accomplishment;
achievement; production; work; act; action; deed;
exploit; feat.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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PERFORMANCE. The act of doing something; the thing done is also called a
performance; as, Paul is exonerated from the obligation of his contract by
its performance.
2. When it contract has been made by parol, which, under the statute of
frauds and perjuries, could not be enforced, because it was not in writing,
and the party seeking to avoid it, has received the whole or a part
Performance : of such agreement, he cannot afterwards avoid it; 14 John. 15;
S. C. 1 John. Ch. R. 273; and such part performance will enable the other
party to prove it aliunde. 1 Pet. C. C. R. 380; 1 Rand. R. 165; 1 Blackf. R.
58; 2 Day, R. 255; 1 Desaus. R. 350; 5 Day, R. 67; 1 Binn. R. 218; 3 Paige,
R. 545; 1 John. Ch. R. 131, 146. Vide Specific performance.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Performance |
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CharlieAutoInfo: Reviewed! 2009 Jaguar XF Premium. Classic style and Performance from Subaru...http://tinyurl.com/qud76h |
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Glambert1653: RT @TLKFusion I want to win tiks to Gridlock NYE at Paramount Studios hosted by Pamela Anderson/Performance by Adam Lambert #tlkfusion |
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