execution 2

noundomain: activity

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

Examples

1.experience generally improves performance
2.they criticised his performance as mayor

Synonyms

performance 3
carrying out 2
carrying into action 1

Derivationally related form

execute 6

verb

carry out or perform an action

Hyponym

specific performance 1

noun

the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms

linguistic performance 1

noun

(linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations; what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence)

mechanism 2

noun

the technical aspects of doing something

officiation 2

noun

the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty

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