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re⋅hears⋅al

[ri-hur-suhl]
–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.
3. a repeating or relating: a rehearsal of grievances.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME rehersaille. See rehearse, -al 2
re·hears·al   (rĭ-hûr'səl)   
n.  
  1. The act of practicing in preparation for a public performance.
  2. A session of practice for a performance, as of a play.
  3. A detailed enumeration or repetition: a long rehearsal of his woes.

Rehearsal

Re*hears"al\ (r?*h?rs"a), n. The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise. --Chaucer.

In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer. --Hooker.

Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal. --Shak.

Dress rehearsal (Theater), a private preparatory performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume.
Language Translation for : rehearsal
Spanish: ensayo,
German: das Proben,
Japanese: リハーサル

Main Entry: re·hears·al
Pronunciation: ri-'h&r-s&l
Function: noun
1 : a method for improving memory by mentally or verballyrepeating over and over the information to be remembered rehearsal>
2 : therepeated mental review of a desired action or behavioral response rehearsal of coping imagery to reduce anxiety>

rehearsal re·hears·al (rĭ-hûr'səl)
n.
The process of repeating information, such as a name or a list of words, in order to remember it.


re·hearse' v.

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