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postperformance

postperformance adjective: occurring after a performance.

Adjective

postperformance (not comparable)

  1. Occurring after a performance
    • There will be postperformance discussions with the cast and scholars, and a "survivors party" after the May 15 performances.1988 April 29, James A. Lewin, “Stage Notes: Shakespeare would have loved it here”, in Chicago Reader

Noun

postperformance (plural postperformances)

  1. Performance that occurs after an intervention of some sort; performance on a posttest.
    • Three youths were then taught to engage in these behaviors, which included statements of cooperation and reform. Policemen then evaluated preperformances and postperformances of the youths in simulated interactions with a policeman.1981, Sidney William Bijou, Roberto Ruíz, Behavior modification: contributions to education, page 222
    • Second, Sheree could see how much learning occurred during the period by comparing students' preperformances with their postperformances.2006, Barry Beers, Learning-Driven Schools

Forms of postperformance

pluralpostperformances

Origin of postperformance

From post- + performance.

Questions about postperformance

What does postperformance mean?
Postperformance means occurring after a performance.
What part of speech is postperformance?
Postperformance can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near postperformance in the dictionary

  1. postpends
  2. postpenial
  3. postpeople
  4. postperceptual
  5. postperceptually
  6. postperformance
  7. postperformances
  8. postperfusion
  9. postperfusion syndrome
  10. postperfusion syndromes
  11. postpericardial

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