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perf

adjective

Meaning

  1. Fitting its definition precisely.
  2. Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
  3. Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
  4. Excellent and delightful in all respects.
  5. Of a number: equal to the sum of its proper divisors.
  6. (grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
  7. (grammar) of, or relative to, the perfect tense or perfective aspect.
  8. Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
  9. To pierce; to penetrate.
  10. To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.
  11. Pierced with holes.
  12. The act of perforating or the state of being perforated.
  13. Any opening in a solid object.
  14. An abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture.
  15. A series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts.
  16. That portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it.
  17. The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
  18. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
  19. A live show or concert.
  20. The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
  21. The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. :w:linguistic performance.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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