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Noun performance has 5 senses

performance, public presentation - 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"
--₁ is a kind of show
--₁ has parts: finale, coda
--₁ has particulars:

Derived form: verb perform₃

performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action - 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"
--₂ is a kind of action
--₂ has particulars: specific performance; mechanism, mechanics; officiation
Derived form: verb perform₁

performance - 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 is a kind of presentation, presentment, demonstration
--₃ has parts: acting, playing, playacting, performing
--₃ has particulars:

operation, functioning, performance - 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"
--₄ is a kind of process
performance - any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"
--₅ is a kind of accomplishment, achievement
--₅ has particulars: overachievement; underachievement