rehearsal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹɪˈhɜːsl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹɪˈhɝsl̩/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English rehercel, rehersail, rehersall, from rehersen and apparently partly Middle French rehercel. By surface analysis, rehearse + -al.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The practising 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.
After modifications had been effected by the builders, a rehearsal of electric operation was held on September 17. A complete day's timetable was run through and apparently all went well, except for insulator trouble with the overhead wires near Anniesland; a further rehearsal was held on the following Sunday.
1961 November, “Talking of Trains: "Blue trains" run again”, in Trains Illustrated, page 644:
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(countable, uncountable) A preparatory activity analogous to a rehearsal (sense 1).
The forest fires are just a rehearsal for the devastation that will be caused if climate change continues to worsen.
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(countable, uncountable) The act of rehearsing or contriving something; the fact of something's being rehearsed.
The prosecution argued that the defendant's exact repetition of his account of the events several times demonstrated the rehearsal of his story.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rehearsals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
rehearsal dinner · prerehearsal
Hyponyms
dress rehearsal · Italian rehearsal · parental rehearsal · technical rehearsal · camera rehearsal
Translations (63)
ko 예행 (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ca repetició (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · az repetisiya (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · da prøve (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · sl vaja (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · nb øvelse (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ka რეპეტიცია (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · uk репети́ція (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · de Probe (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · el πρόβα (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · el δοκιμή (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · lv mēģinājums (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ca assaig (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · pl próba (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · he חֲזָרָה (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · sv repetition (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · jv ꦒ꧀ꦭꦝꦶ (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · sh про́ба (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ja 予行 (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · cs zkouška (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · bg репети́ция (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ja 予行演習 (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ro repetiție (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · id gladi (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · sk skúška (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · tr prova (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ta ஒத்திகை (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · el άσκηση (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · nl repetitie (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · tr deneme (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · de Übstunde (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · pt ensaio (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · es ensaye (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · sh próba (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · et proov (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ja リハ (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · el εξάσκηση (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · nb øving (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ko 리허설 (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · he תִּרְגּוּל (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · nb prøve (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ko 예행연습 (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · es ensayo (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · fr répétition (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · grc ἄσκησις (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · lt repeticija (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · lv repetīcija (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · hu próba (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ms raptai (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · grc ἐξάσκησις (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ru репети́ция (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · cmn 預演 /预演 (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · mk проба (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · kea ensaiu (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · it prova (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · cmn 排練 /排练 (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ja リハーサル (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · grc δοκιμή (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · uz repetitsiya (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · be рэпэты́цыя (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · es emprimado (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · ar بَرُوفَة (practicing of performance to test or improve it) · fi harjoitus (practicing of performance to test or improve it)