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performative definition

per·forma·tive (pər fôr′mə tiv)

adjective

of or having to do with performance; specif., designating or having to do with a statement that functions as an action and, hence, is neither true nor false “I apologize” is a performative utterance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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