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The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.
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Meaning of "first performance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRST PERFORMANCE

first performance  [fɜːst pəˈfɔːməns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRST PERFORMANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
First performance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIRST PERFORMANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of first performance in the English dictionary

The definition of first performance in the dictionary is the first time that a play or concert is performed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIRST PERFORMANCE


adamance
ˈædəməns
affirmance
əˈfɜːməns
appearance
əˈpɪərəns
assistance
əˈsɪstəns
audience
ˈɔːdɪəns
balance
ˈbæləns
compliance
kəmˈplaɪəns
conference
ˈkɒnfərəns
confidence
ˈkɒnfɪdəns
conformance
kənˈfɔːməns
difference
ˈdɪfərəns
distance
ˈdɪstəns
evidence
ˈɛvɪdəns
high-performance
ˌhaɪpəˈɔːməns
nonconformance
ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːməns
nonperformance
ˌnɒnpəˈfɔːməns
performance
pəˈfɔːməns
preperformance
ˌpriːpəˈfɔːməns
transhumance
trænsˈhjuːməns
vehemence
ˈviːəməns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRST PERFORMANCE

first light
first mate
First Minister
first mortgage
First Mover
first name
First Nation
first night
first offender
first officer
First Peoples
first person
first person plural
first post
first prefect
first principle
first quarter
first reading
first refusal

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRST PERFORMANCE

advance
afternoon performance
benefit performance
bromance
chance
command performance
dance
disaffirmance
enhance
fauxmance
finance
France
Gallo-Romance
imbalance
importance
one-woman performance
repeat performance
romance
showmance
specific performance

Synonyms and antonyms of first performance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «first performance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRST PERFORMANCE

Find out the translation of first performance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of first performance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «first performance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

首场演出
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

primera actuación
570 millions of speakers

English

first performance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पहला प्रदर्शन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأداء الأول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

первое выступление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

primeira apresentação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রথম কর্মক্ষমতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

première représentation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prestasi pertama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Uraufführung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最初の公演
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

첫 공연
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kinerja pisanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiệu suất đầu tiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதல் செயல்திறன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रथम कामगिरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ilk performans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prima esecuzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pierwszy występ
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перший виступ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prima performanță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρώτη παράσταση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eerste opvoering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uruppförande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

første opptreden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of first performance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRST PERFORMANCE»

The term «first performance» is regularly used and occupies the 68.335 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRST PERFORMANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about first performance

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3 QUOTES WITH «FIRST PERFORMANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word first performance.
1
Shelley Berman
The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.
2
Kina Grannis
My first performance was in AP Calculus when they forced me up into the front of the classroom and made me sing a song, which was really scary, but it was fun.
3
Kenneth Rexroth
Did you know I staged the first performance in America of At the Hawk's Well?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRST PERFORMANCE»

Discover the use of first performance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to first performance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Notes on the First Performance of the Cenci: Extracts from ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Sydney E. Preston, 2010
2
A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
T. Allston 1836-1918 Brown, 2010
3
The Cambridge Companion to Brahms
Friends at Zurich gave the first performance of the Trio Op. 40 (Hegar and Glass), and also a second performance of the Alto Rhapsody Op. 53, and Brahms also gave the first performance of the Paganini variations Op. 35 there. Joachim's ...
Michael Musgrave, 1999
4
Operas in English: A Dictionary
First performance February 1, 2011, Boston, Lyric Opera, as a prologue to Victor Ullmann's Der Kaiser von Atlantis. anGel of The aMazon, opera in two acts by Evan Mack; libretto (Eng) by the composer, after the story of Sister Dorothy Stang.
Margaret Ross Griffel, 2012
5
How to Build Max-Performance Buick Engines
This book covers everything from the Nailheads of the '50s and early '60s, to the later evolutions of the Buick V-8 through the '60s and '70s, through to the turbo V-6 models of the '70s and '80s.
Jefferson Bryant, 2008
6
Catalogue of the library of the late Thomas Jefferson McKee: ...
Playbill of his first performance in the character of Oroonoko, Drury Lane, Jan. 20, 1817. 3915 Playbill of his first performance in the Tragedy of "Manuel" Drury Lane, March 8, 181 7. 3916 Playbill of his first performance in the character of St.
John Anderson, Jr. (Firm), 1604
7
Framework for Development of Performance-related ...
Example of considering cost responsibility based on first performance period and first rehabilitation, (a) Optimum design and rehabilitation strategy, based on all contractors being at target specifications; (b) predicted performance based on ...
David A. Anderson, David Robert Luhr, 1990
8
A Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama: 1880 - 2005
Mr Peppercorn's Awakening, Vote, 1 August, 229 (no known performance). Allen, Inglis (1909). The Suffragette's Redemption. Lord Chamberlain's Plays, British Library (first performance 1909). Baker, Edith M. (1911). Our Happy Home, Vote,  ...
Mary Luckhurst, 2008
9
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
[61] Contract Or In-House Bid First Performance Period ($000). For studies resulting in continued in-house performance, enter the total in-house cost (Line 6 from the CCF) for the first performance period. For studies resulting in conversion to ...
10
Documents of Performance in Early Modern England
The likelihood of post-first-performance revision is strongly indicated too by later theatrical practice. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, adaptation in the light of first-night censure was normal. Audience criticism might result in ...
Tiffany Stern, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRST PERFORMANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term first performance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Is stealthy Chevy SS the best performance sedan in America? [video]
The first performance Chevrolet SS sedan hit the market in 2014. Now Hennessey Performance ups the ante with the HPE600 upgrade. «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
2
Patti LuPone Just Responded to a Texting Audience Member in the …
The snatching occurred following the day's first performance, during which LuPone and the rest of the cast were interrupted by cell phones four ... «Mic, Jul 15»
3
Redlands Mystery Band experiment forms bands out of strangers
The first performance was a huge success, Lenhardt said. “We all had a great time, and the show was a big hit,” said Lenhardt. “We got more ... «Redlands Daily Facts, Jul 15»
4
Zhavea brings pop/dancehal to Star Time
The night, dubbed 'Star Time', will be the artiste's first performance at the festival, and Zhavea is hoping to make a mark with her fusion of pop ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
5
Read Ellen Pao's farewell email to Reddit employees
We learned from show and tells, lunch and learns, our speaker series, our first budgets and product plans, and our first performance reviews. «Chico Enterprise-Record, Jul 15»
6
The portable wilderness of John Luther Adams
(A group of local Boston percussionists is exploring potential sites for this city's first performance.) Adams only half-joking calls it his “In C.” And ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
7
Polish ensemble performs free shows for Sister Cities anniversary
The group held its first performance Friday night in front of a crowd at Crazy Pinz. "The neatest part is the ability to experience American life. «21Alive, Jul 15»
8
Singer Rachel Tucker: 'There is still no place like home'
Singing star Rachel Tucker will play a homecoming Belfast show next week, which will be her first performance here since becoming an ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K vs Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon …
The first performance benchmarks of Intel's next generation Skylake, Core i7-6700K have been leaked against the Devil's Canyon based Core ... «WCCFtech, Jul 15»
10
Yamaha TF1 Aids Exclusive Performance
“After only the first performance I found the TF1's whole way of working very quick and professional. The girls all commented on the quality of ... «EtNow.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. First performance [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/first-performance>. Jun 2026 ».
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