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rehearsal

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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.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME rehersaille. See rehearse, -al 2
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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.

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Medical Dictionary

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>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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