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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•prise /rəˈpriz/USA pronunciation n., v., -prised, -pris•ing. n. [countable] - Music and Dancea repeated occurrence, esp. a repetition of a musical theme.
v. [~ + object] - to repeat:to reprise the waltz tune.
See -pris-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•prise (ri prīz′ for 1; rə prēz′ for 2, 3),USA pronunciation n., v., -prised, -pris•ing. n. - LawUsually, reprises. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
- Music and Dance
- a repetition.
- a return to the first theme or subject.
v.t. - to execute a repetition of;
repeat:They reprised the elaborate dance number in the third act.
- Latin reprehendere to reprehend
- Middle French: a taking back, Old French, noun, nominal use of feminine past participle of reprendre to take back
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reprise /rɪˈpriːz/ n - the repeating of an earlier theme
vb - to repeat (an earlier theme)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from reprendre to take back, from Latin reprehendere; see reprehend |