Definition for PER-FORM'ANCE

PER-FORM'ANCE, n.

  1. Execution or completion of any thing; a doing; as, the performance of work or of an undertaking; the performance of duty.
  2. Action; deed; thing done. – Shak.
  3. The acting or exhibition of character on the stage. Garrick was celebrated for his theatrical performances.
  4. Composition; work written. Few of our comic performances give good examples. – Clarissa.
  5. The acting or exhibition of feats; as, performances of horsemanship.

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