rehearsal
Americannoun
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a session of exercise, drill, or practice, usually private, in preparation for a public performance, ceremony, etc..
a play rehearsal; a wedding rehearsal.
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the act of rehearsing.
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a repeating or relating.
a rehearsal of grievances.
noun
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a session of practising a play, concert, speech etc, in preparation for public performance
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the act of going through or recounting; recital
rehearsal of his own virtues was his usual occupation
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being prepared for public performance
Other Word Forms
- prerehearsal adjective
Etymology
Origin of rehearsal
First recorded in 1350–1400, rehearsal is from the Middle English word rehersaille. See rehearse, -al 2
Example Sentences
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I'm 50, and this is not a rehearsal, as cliche as that sounds.
From BBC
Submissions are selected through a collaborative review by the company’s directors and curators, followed by a table read, multiple rehearsals and internal showings.
From Los Angeles Times
Details of the performance are being kept secret - with "closed door rehearsals" at Manchester's Co-Op Arena barring everyone but essential staff.
From BBC
Potentially someone who watched the dress rehearsal of the show just a few hours earlier.
From Barron's
“I shot the funeral scene and went into tech rehearsals the next day. They’re such polar opposite characters, too.”
From Los Angeles Times
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