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unrehearsed

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re⋅hearse

  [ri-hurs] verb, -hearsed, -hears⋅ing.
Use unrehearsed in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
2. to drill or train (an actor, musician, etc.) by rehearsal, as for some performance or part.
3. to relate the facts or particulars of; recount.
–verb (used without object)
4. to rehearse a play, part, etc.; participate in a rehearsal.
Origin:
1300–50; ME rehersen, rehercen < MF rehercier to repeat, equiv. to re- re- + hercier to strike, harrow (deriv. of herce, herse a harrow); see hearse

Related forms:
re⋅hears⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅hears⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
3. delineate, describe, portray; narrate, recapitulate. See relate.
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un·re·hearsed   (ŭn'rĭ-hûrst')   
adj.  Not rehearsed. See Synonyms at extemporaneous.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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