reprise

[ ri-prahyz ruh-preez ]

noun

1. Usually reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
2. Music.
   1. a repetition.
   2. a return to the first theme or subject.

verb (used with object)

, re·prised, re·pris·ing.

1. to execute a repetition of; repeat:

   They reprised the elaborate dance number in the third act.

reprise

/ rɪˈpriːz /

noun

1. the repeating of an earlier theme

verb

1. to repeat (an earlier theme)

Word History and Origins

Origin of reprise¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French: a taking back, Old French, noun use of feminine past participle of reprendre to take back < Latin reprehendere to reprehend

Word History and Origins

Origin of reprise¹

C14: from Old French, from reprendre to take back, from Latin reprehendere ; see reprehend

Example Sentences

He made his name on stage and screen in the 1960s, and BBC adaptations of Richard II and Edward II in the 1970s saw him reprise roles he had already played to critical acclaim in the theatre.

From BBC

His own former theater company, Reprise, operated on a subscriber model, and the base of financial support to sustain it dried up, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Now it is poised to reprise the role.

From Los Angeles Times

The 2022 Broadway production featured John David Washington, Jackson, Ray Fisher and Michael Potts, all of whom reprise their roles in the film version.

From Los Angeles Times

Now it is poised to reprise the role.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• echo
• recite
• rehash
• reiterate
• renew
• replay
• restate