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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. a dramatic or musical entertainment;
- Example: "they listened to ten different performances"
- Example: "the play ran for 100 performances"
- Example: "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"
[syn: performance, public presentation]

2. the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment;
- Example: "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"
- Example: "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"

3. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it;
- Example: "they criticised his performance as mayor"
- Example: "experience generally improves performance"
[syn: performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action]

4. any recognized accomplishment;
- Example: "they admired his performance under stress"
- Example: "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"

5. process or manner of functioning or operating;
- Example: "the power of its engine determines its operation"
- Example: "the plane's operation in high winds"
- Example: "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"
- Example: "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"
[syn: operation, functioning, performance]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]

         Promises are not binding where the performance is
         impossible.                              --Paley.
   [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Completion; consummation; execution; accomplishment;
        achievement; production; work; act; action; deed;
        exploit; feat.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

performance
    n 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: performance, public
         presentation]
    2: 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"
    3: 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: performance, execution,
       carrying out, carrying into action]
    4: any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance
       under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in
       one game his performance merits awe"
    5: process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of
       its engine determines 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, performance]