repertory en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɛp.əɹˌtɔɹ.i/ (General-American)
- /ˈɹɛpəɹˌtoʊɹ.i/ (General-American)
- /ˈɹɛpətɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin repertōrium. Doublet of repertoire.
Meanings
- A repertoire.
- A collection of things, or a place where such a collection is kept.
- A specific set of works that a company performs.
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A theater in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation.
Since “Masques” was my first exposure to Stage I, My admiration of that production spawned an intense enthusiasm for the seven-year-old company, which, unfortunately, was quickly dampened by seeing “Icarus,” which runs in repertory with “Masques.”
1976 April 17, Don Shewey, “Eros and Heroes on the Boards”, in Gay Community News, page 11:
- (attributive) A cinema specializing in classic or older films.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| repertories | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rep · repertorial · in repertory