n. 1.a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc. 2.an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious 3.the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance 4.a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language 5.a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall 6.perspective drawing of an architect's design 7.giving in acknowledgment of obligation