PERFORM'ANCE, noun Execution or completion of any thing; a doing; as the performance of work or of an undertaking; the performance of duty. 1. Action; deed; thing done. 2. The acting or exhibition of character on the state. Garrick was celebrated for his theatrical performances. 3. Composition; work written. Few of our comic performances give good examples. 4. The acting or exhibition of feats; as performances of horsemanship.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI