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Webster 1913 Edition


Rehearsal

Re-hears′al

(r?-h?rs′a)
,
Noun.
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
.
Shakespeare
Dress rehearsal
(Theater)
,
a private preparatory performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rehearsal

REHEARSAL

,
Noun.
rehers'al. [from rehearse.]
1.
Recital; repetition of the words of another or of a written work; as the rehearsal of the Lord's prayer.
2.
Narration; a telling or recounting, as of particulars in detail; as the rehearsal of a soldier's adventures.
3.
The recital of a place before the public exhibition of it; as the rehearsal of a comedy.

Definition 2024


rehearsal

rehearsal

English

Noun

rehearsal (plural rehearsals)

  1. the practicing of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done

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