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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pə^rˈfɔː^rməns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɚˈfɔrməns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pər fôr′məns)

per•for•mance /pɚˈfɔrməns/USA pronunciation n.

Music and Dance, Show Business an entertainment presented before an audience:[countable]two performances on Saturday.
Music and Dance, Show Business the act of performing a ceremony, play, etc.:[uncountable]The audience loved her performance.
the doing or accomplishment of work, acts, etc.:[uncountable]the performance of his duties.
an action or event of an unusual kind:[countable]a fabulous pitching performance.
[uncountable]
- the capacity to perform;
  effectiveness:good performance under pressure.
- the manner in which something fulfills its purpose:poor engine performance in hot weather.

per•for•mance (pər fôr′məns),USA pronunciation n.

Music and Dance, Show Businessa musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
Music and Dance, Show Businessthe 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.
Linguisticsthe 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.

Cf. competence (def. 6).

perform + -ance 1485–95

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performance /pəˈfɔːməns/ n

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!
(in transformational grammar) the form of the human language faculty, viewed as concretely embodied in speakers
Compare langue, parole

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Collocations: was a [great, fantastic, stunning, good, promising] performance, a performance [piece, artist], [put on, gave] a [great] performance, more...

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