An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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performative utterance
  واپش ِ پرگالنده  
vâpeš-e pergâlandé
Fr.: performativité  

A sentence or expression which is not only describing a given reality, but actually does or accomplishes something. For example “I now declare you husband and wife” (when uttered by the authorized officiator during a marriage ceremony).

See also: → performative; → utterance.