rehearsal

[ ri-hur-suhl ]
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noun
  1. a session of exercise, drill, or practice, usually private, in preparation for a public performance, ceremony, etc.: a play rehearsal; a wedding rehearsal.

  2. the act of rehearsing.

  1. a repeating or relating: a rehearsal of grievances.

Origin of rehearsal

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, rehearsal is from the Middle English word rehersaille.See rehearse, -al2

Other words from rehearsal

  • pre·re·hears·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for rehearsal

rehearsal

/ (rɪˈhɜːsəl) /


noun
  1. a session of practising a play, concert, speech etc, in preparation for public performance, the act of reciting

  2. the act of going through or recounting; recital: rehearsal of his own virtues was his usual occupation

  1. in rehearsal being prepared for public performance

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