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repertory
[ rep-er-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
noun
- a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season.
- Also called repertory theater,. a theatrical company that presents productions in this manner.
- a store or stock of things available.
repertory
/ -trɪ; ˈrɛpətərɪ /
noun
- the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kind; repertoire
- a building or place where a stock of things is kept; repository
- short for repertory company
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Derived Forms
- ˌreperˈtorial, adjective
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Other Words From
- reper·tori·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of repertory1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of repertory1
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Example Sentences
The long-awaited production directed by Talvin Wilks, features ten actors performing in rotating repertory.
The one-night program features three world premieres, repertory works, guest artists and live music supported by the Hoppa Project, which aims to promote music from Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
It used to take years for a film to become a cult classic, to find its way to audiences who would ultimately adore it—at first by word of mouth and midnight screenings, perhaps later via repertory programming or academic reassessments.
In 2010, a musical version of We Have Always Lived in the Castle premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre.
The play debuted at the Yale Repertory Theater prior to Broadway.
In addition to being thrillingly talented, they performed shows in repertory—which could be seen as showing off.
Nor can her knowledge of musical literature have been extensive, for her pupil could not remember a single item in her repertory.
Without the aid of the Repertory it would be difficult for any save a reader of the entire Comedie to trace out his career.
A slight confusion may arise in the use of the Repertory on account of the subdivision of titles.
The opera had a great success, and remained in the repertory of the Kiev Opera House throughout the entire season.
Give her time and she would walk straight through the repertory.
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