Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

command performance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: com-mand per-for-mance
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dramatic, musical, or similar entertainment performed before a monarch or other head of state, especially in a circumstance where that ruler has requested or ordered the performance.

Archaic

noun

A task, activity, or other assignment which one undertakes in order to satisfy someone in authority, such as an employer.

Example Sentences

""I've been giving a ‘command’ performance for the president," explained the actor modestly."
"Following a 1973 White House command performance and a TV special, Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back, Sinatra made his first nightclub appearance in three years at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace."
"And he won't let his audience forget that he was part of a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II in June."
"Some big client of Arthur's is coming to town, and Sally is supposed to entertain the man's wife. She says it's a command performance."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

command performances (plural)

Questions

What does command performance mean?: A dramatic, musical, or similar entertainment performed before a monarch or other head of state, especially in a circumstance where that ruler has requested or ordered the performance.

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