repertory

[ rep-er-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

noun

, plural rep·er·to·ries.

1. a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season.
2. Also called repertory theater,. a theatrical company that presents productions in this manner.
3. repertoire.
4. a store or stock of things available.
5. storehouse.

repertory

/ -trɪ; ˈrɛpətərɪ /

noun

1. the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kind; repertoire
2. a building or place where a stock of things is kept; repository
3. short for repertory company

Derived Forms

• ˌreperˈtorial, adjective

Other Words From

• reper·tori·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of repertory¹

1545–55; < Late Latin repertōrium inventory, equivalent to Latin reper ( īre ) to discover, find, make up ( re- re- + -perīre, combining form of parere to bring forth, produce) + -tōrium -tory ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of repertory¹

C16: from Late Latin repertōrium storehouse, from Latin reperīre to obtain, from re- + parere to bring forth

Related Words

• repertoire
• routine