dramatic performance

collocation in English

meaningsofdramaticandperformance

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dramatic
adjective
uk
/drəˈmæt.ɪk/us
/drəˈmæt̬.ɪk/
very sudden or noticeable, or full of action ...
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performance
noun
uk
/pəˈfɔː.məns/us
/pɚˈfɔːr.məns/
how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or ...
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(Definition ofdramaticandperformancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Since the representational and the presentational are closely blended indramaticperformance, the distinction between them is of course by no means always clear.
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I also address the issue of musical anddramaticperformance, demonstrating how they can create or subvert political meanings.
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No, it does not include the broadcasting of a recording of say, adramaticperformance, that performance being recorded by themselves.
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There is a modern custom of holding in a church an occasionaldramaticperformanceor a concert which are not exclusively religious.
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It may be printed, broadcast on radio or television, or a film, a tape-recording or adramaticperformance.
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It should be stressed at this stage that we are dealing with responsible organising bodies which are sponsoring this type of concert ordramaticperformance.
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It is absurd that these six items should be forced into the entertainment merely because anotherdramaticperformanceis taking place elsewhere.
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I should make it clear that as long as a child under 13 is taking an individual part in a play or otherdramaticperformanceit can be licensed.
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Client operating systems could use this mechanism to communicate directly with the control program; this offereddramaticperformanceimprovements.
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The drama department is responsible for a large-scaledramaticperformanceeach year.
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The poem was later altered in 1848 for adramaticperformancefor a private gathering.
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The result was described as adramaticperformanceincrease.
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He was reportedly well-liked by the churchgoers for hisdramaticperformanceduring the sermons, several of which were published.
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By the late 16th century, the intermezzo had become the most spectacular form ofdramaticperformance, and an important precursor to opera.
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Sharing structure rather than copying can give adramaticperformanceimprovement.
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Horses are hitched to a light four-wheeled cart and shown in a manner that emphasizes flashy action anddramaticperformance.
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Traditionally involved in artistic, musical anddramaticperformancethey have begun to play a wider role in the content of the programme.
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Other arguments raised against thedramaticperformanceof the comedies is, in general, their large number of narrative segments as opposed to dialogue.
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A performance is defined as adramaticperformance, a musical performance, a reading of a literary work or a variety act.
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Actions are different from acts, which are any of the main sections of a play or otherdramaticperformance.
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