rehearsal

[ri-hur-suhl]

noun

1. a session of exercise, drill, or practice, usually private, in preparation for a public performance, ceremony, etc..

   a play rehearsal; a wedding rehearsal.

2. the act of rehearsing.

3. a repeating or relating.

   a rehearsal of grievances.

rehearsal

/ rɪˈhɜːsəl /

noun

1. a session of practising a play, concert, speech etc, in preparation for public performance

2. the act of going through or recounting; recital

   rehearsal of his own virtues was his usual occupation

3. being prepared for public performance

Other Word Forms

• prerehearsal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rehearsal¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, rehearsal is from the Middle English word rehersaille. See rehearse, -al ²

Example Sentences

I remember we were down at rehearsals one day and then this guy comes walking in and I’m like, “Who’s that guy?”

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Rice arrived at the rehearsal room after getting her hair done in long, thick braids with afro puffs at the bottom.

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The "small wins" like "being able to sing through songs and being in rehearsals, being comfortable and not in pain all the time" makes her feel good.

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A hot late-summer breeze blows across a Burbank parking lot as Lorde sits beneath a tattered canopy outside the rehearsal studio where she’s preparing for her latest world tour.

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Davies, who is also a podcaster, will make her Strictly debut on Saturday - the first live show of the series - and will be dancing the waltz with Nikita Kuzmin, having just started rehearsals with him.

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Related Words

• drill 
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• reading 
• recital 
• tryout 
• workout