repertory

[rep-er-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

noun

plural

repertories 

1. a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season.

2. Also called repertory company. Also called repertory theater,. a theatrical company that presents productions in this manner.

3. repertoire.

4. a store or stock of things available.

5. storehouse.

repertory

/ -trɪ, ˈrɛpətərɪ /

noun

1. the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kind; repertoire

2. a building or place where a stock of things is kept; repository

3. short for repertory company

Other Word Forms

• repertorial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of repertory¹

1545–55; < Late Latin repertōrium inventory, equivalent to Latin reper ( īre ) to discover, find, make up ( re- re- + -perīre, combining form of parere to bring forth, produce) + -tōrium -tory ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of repertory¹

C16: from Late Latin repertōrium storehouse, from Latin reperīre to obtain, from _re- + parere to bring forth

Example Sentences

His songs were sung by Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand; they won Academy Awards and were part of the repertory of any self-respecting cocktail pianist.

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The jams are mostly rock oldies, Lennon’s deeply ingrained repertory from the early Beatles days, and they offer a fly-on-the-wall glimpse of the more relaxed, private side of his music making.

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The carefully curated communal experience offered by repertory theaters is enduring the hardships of the box office, even after the pandemic, which led to the demise of some well-known cinemas.

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“So, we book a lot of nostalgic repertory anniversary films, and they do really well. Sales overall are really up.”

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While a chain like Alamo Drafthouse is widely known for its repertory screenings and special series, seeing older films run at AMC as frequently as they do now is relatively new.

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Related Words

• repertoire 
• routine